Excellent success today in this winter enriched region for target
birds, a trip for me and Mary Eyster intended to see Rough legged Hawks
and Short eared Owls.
At our first stop, Skinners Lane north of Pine Island hamlet, a Dark
morphed ROUGH LEGGED HAWK.
Second stop Indiana Road, we saw sever
RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* January 31, 2014
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
BARNACLE GOOSE+
MEW GULL+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
American Bittern
Bald Eagle
Clapper Rail
Willet
Black-headed Gul
Birded out east yesterday with Eric Miller.
Highlights...
* Along Dune Road to the inlet:
2 ad. Black-crowned Night-Heron
1 Clapper Rail Quogue preserve
3+ American Tree Sparrow
1 Seaside Sparrow near Dolphin Lane
3 Nelson's Sparrow west of Triton lane
* Riverhead / Northville area:
1 B
