Weather is playing some havoc with the birds many are watching
recently. A surge of tropical air* is responsible for bringing so many
species that winter in the Caribbean (islands) basin, as well as in
Central & even a few species from South America into this region. A
lot of these birds ar
Joe Giunta and I birded Hempstead Lake SP. Still early in the season, but there
are a few early migrants and breeding birds; namely CHIMNEY SWIFT, EASTERN
KINGBIRD, WARBLING VIREO, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, OVENBIRD,
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, OVENBIRD, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, YELLOW, PALM and
To any curious birders who just got off work: the Ruff apparently took off and
flew west around 2:30, high and far. A bit disappointing, but you never know
what tomorrow will bring. Tonight's winds don't look favorable for landbird
migration, so I will probably check Timber Point tomorrow mornin
Greetings,
Phil Uruburu asked me to get the word out that he found a Ruff at Timber
Point's East Marina in Great River, Suffolk County.
Good luck if you try for it.
Best,
Derek Rogers
Sayville
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I was surprised when I woke up to clear skies and sun, so I took advantage and
headed out. Hempstead and Valley Stream SPs featured similar spreads of
migrants. For warblers, both locations had Blue-winged (at least 3 at VS),
Parula, N. Waterthrush, Ovenbird, Yellowthroat, Yellow, and Yellow-rum
An adult Red-headed Woodpecker was seen this AM at 10:30 by Vincent Cagno,
along Pleasure Drive/near Maple Swamp gated entrance, in Flanders/Riverhead.
It was relocated 10 minutes later, when it was seen flying and landing in the
trees between the barn-like structure and Pleasure Drive. The bi
CPP was hopping a bit this am as the rain put down some birds -- not like CP
or Prospect or High Island -- but hey it's our "patch" in the river towns of
northern Westchester -- in a brief 45 minute visit w K. T. Bardwell we had
Warblers (7 species)
Black and white - x
Yellow rumped - x
BT Gree
