Mississippi Kite, Sterling Forest, Orange County
I finally headed up to Sterling Forest after work to lookfor the Mississippi
Kites. I arrived at 5:15 PM to a couple of birders but nokites. At 5:49 one
soared in from the north and circled overhead for about 10minutes before coming
down and land
Like many others, I combed Jones/Gilgo beach this morning searching
unsuccessfully for Black-necked Stilt and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
Needing a change of scenery (and a break from the no-see-ums), I ran out
to Cupsogue and was rewarded with a FOS Royal Tern, and a single adult
ARCTIC TERN (phot
I just read this posting in NJ birding at Birdingonthe.Net. It seems that the
area where the Kites are building their nest will have some restrictions
regarding access and birders interested in going there to see the birds should
be aware of the situation.
Felipe
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> Subject: Re: Extralimit
Tuesday night around 9:30, a whip-poor-will was calling south of Stewart Ave,
west of Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.Earlier Tuesday night, the chuck wills
widow was not heard in Quogue.The yellow throated warbler was seen at the
entrance to the fish hatchery (across from the comfort stations)
Early this morning we stopped at Jones Beach Golf Course and Zach's Bay, where
the previously reported Black-necked Stilt was a no-show. We then headed out
east to Mecox Inlet arriving at 9:00AM. After a little scanning, we came upon
the two Wilson's Phalaropes careening around the sand flats. A
After my post yesterday I received a report of two more dead Sooty Shearwaters
at Jones Beach
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[mailto:bounce-60672258-11471...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Paul R Sweet
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Sea watch at Robert Moses SP field #2 30 May
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) arrived at 8:15 AM and stayed till 9:00 stopping
by Zachs Bay on the way home (no Black-necked Stilt that had been reported
yesterday).
The watch was slow this morning with the most abundant birds mid sized terns
too fa