Norm Klein and I birded all around Sunken Meadow State Park late this morning
thru the early afternoon today. Overall, it wasn't very birdy. The highlight
was a flock of ten Pine Siskins that flew over and landed in the conifers just
east of Field 3. Soon after, another small flock of Pine Siskins flew over
and started to feed in the pines. It was nice to actually watch them feed
rather than see them flyby. The only other birds of note were a Greater
Yellowlegs, Great Egret, 12 Hooded Mergansers, 7 Ruddy Ducks, and a female
Bufflehead all on the upper reaches of Sunken Meadow Creek. Back on Friday(Nov
12) I watched a nice movement of all three species of Scoter on the LI Sound,
as
well as decent numbers of Common and Red-throated Loons, Red-breasted
Mergansers, and a single Common Eider. As far as landbirds go, 2 American
Pipits, 7+ Eastern Bluebirds(amid the flocks of Robins and
waxwings), several flocks of Cedar Waxwings, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and Purple
Finch were all observed early Friday morning.
Vinny Pellegrino
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East Northport, NY
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