RE: [nysbirds-l] Night in Amagansett, LI

2014-06-28 Thread Patrick Santinello
I had a Chuck-will's-widow singing at the T intersection of Napeague Meadow Road and Lazy Point Rd. in Napeague (Amagansett) this evening at around 8:45pm. The bird then flew from its perch directly over my head. Pretty cool. There were Whip-poor-wills at almost every stop along the Western end of

[nysbirds-l] Night in Amagansett, LI II

2014-06-09 Thread Diana Teta
The Napeague/Lazy Point area as posted by pmaxp proved to be a stellar repeat performance by the Chuck-Will's Widows and the Eastern Whip-poor-wills. "In the calm, still, summer nights when under the light of the summer moon the dark plumes of the pines stand motionless against the sky, the l

[nysbirds-l] Night in Amagansett, LI

2014-06-07 Thread pmaxp
Just returned from a couple of hours birding the Napeague/Lazy Point area east of Amagansett on a perfect night: 3-4 Chuck-Wills-Widows (heard from the intersection of Lazy Point Road and Crassen Boulevard and along the western section of Napeague Meadow Road); 7-9 Whip-Poor-Wills (all along La