6/15 & 6/16/12 Whiteface Mountain, Essex Co.
The Fox Sparrow was found singing again on Friday and Saturday up on
Whiteface Mountain. So, you have to wonder if any females are listening
(other than me that is.)? It is a long way to Maine and Canada from
Whiteface Mountain! The bird is holdin
Located in Cornwall NY just north of West Point..
Most of the usual birds were present, some have vanished in areas of
Hemlock demise..
Highlights (In my opinion):
Winter Wrens, 2 pairs
Northern Goshawk (heard only using playback. Historical nest site seems to
have been abandoned in the las
The Curlew Sandpiper has returned to the Pikes Beach area and has been on the
small island opposite the Westhampton Dunes Overlook for the past couple of
hours. Getting good looks from the overlook park.
Sara
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The previously reported Kentucky Warbler was present this morning in Rocky
Point, Suffolk County. Although the bird sang almost non stop for the
three- four hours I was there, I (and most of the other birders there today)
had only brief glimpses, and views of the bird chasing other birds throu
Meant to say heading WEST, not east.
-Mike Shanley
Staten Island
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The Curlew Sandpiper took off with 3 other shore birds heading east out over
the water around 8:55am. It has not yet returned, and may have headed over to
Cupsogue. The tide is Starting to go out.
Good luck
-Mike Shanley
Staten Island, NY
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Visible from Westhampton Beach overlook (straight out) and Pikes Beach (looking
west). Tide is high. Lots of mosquitoes.
Benjamin
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