Didn't get out birding today until later this afternoon, but activity levels were still high. I discovered a female Summer Tanager in the flowering trees around the northernmost comfort station in Valley Stream State Park at around 4:40. She was very vocal, making short, chattering calls that caught my attention. Views were excellent but brief, and I couldn't relocate her after she ducked behind the building despite multiple circles around the immediate area. Apologies for the lateness of this listserv post. Valley Stream and Hempstead Lake both featured decent late April diversity of migrants.
Cheers! -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
