[nysbirds-l] Watch Hill Fire Island Part II
Returned to Watch Hill this weekend. My count increased from 35 species last month to 42 as the return migration of shorebirds has begun. Many small groups of Least Sandpipers flocked the bayside. In addition to last month’s local Willets and Lesser Yellow-legs, a Spotted Sandpiper and a pair of Short-billed Dowitchers. The marsh grasses hid no more Seaside or Nelson sparrows - instead a half dozen Sharp-tailed Saltmarsh Sparrows and an oddly situated Wood Peewee. The beaches had a constant daily flow of Common Terns, their white angelic silhouettes closely overhead us swimming, fishing the breaking waves, and then carrying their catch off, I assume to their nesting colony. I spotted only two Least Terns on the bayside cavorting over a marsh pool. Unexpected was spotting two rafts of Black Scoters offshore between Watch Hill and Davis Park on Friday morning. Happy Birding, Alan Drogin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Watch Hill Fire Island Part II
Returned to Watch Hill this weekend. My count increased from 35 species last month to 42 as the return migration of shorebirds has begun. Many small groups of Least Sandpipers flocked the bayside. In addition to last month’s local Willets and Lesser Yellow-legs, a Spotted Sandpiper and a pair of Short-billed Dowitchers. The marsh grasses hid no more Seaside or Nelson sparrows - instead a half dozen Sharp-tailed Saltmarsh Sparrows and an oddly situated Wood Peewee. The beaches had a constant daily flow of Common Terns, their white angelic silhouettes closely overhead us swimming, fishing the breaking waves, and then carrying their catch off, I assume to their nesting colony. I spotted only two Least Terns on the bayside cavorting over a marsh pool. Unexpected was spotting two rafts of Black Scoters offshore between Watch Hill and Davis Park on Friday morning. Happy Birding, Alan Drogin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Watch Hill Fire Island
Alan Nelson's Sparrow should not be here at this time. Nearest breeding area is in Maine. Are you sure these were not Saltmarsh Sparrow? Paul Paul Sweet Collection Manager Department of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 T. 212 769 5780 C. 718 757 5941 > On Jun 15, 2014, at 9:09 PM, "Alan Drogin" wrote: > > Birded the Watch Hill to Davis Park area of Fire Island this Father’s Day > weekend. Picked up 35 species, most prevalent - the Barn Swallow. The three > typical nesting warbler species - Common Yellow Throat, Yellow, and Redstart. > The Watch Hill marsh was abundant in cooperative Willets with some Great and > Snowy Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and Greater Yellowlegs. Highlight was a worn > Seaside Sparrow singing away out in the open for a good 15 minutes while 1/2 > dozen Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows hopped out of the tall grass around him > for brief appearances to see what the fuss was about. In the mammal kingdom, > there were frequent sightings of a pair of Red Foxes roaming the western edge > of Davis Park. Coincidentally, a large bloom of Foxglove this season. > > Happy Father’s Day, > Alan Drogin > > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Watch Hill Fire Island
Birded the Watch Hill to Davis Park area of Fire Island this Father’s Day weekend. Picked up 35 species, most prevalent - the Barn Swallow. The three typical nesting warbler species - Common Yellow Throat, Yellow, and Redstart. The Watch Hill marsh was abundant in cooperative Willets with some Great and Snowy Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and Greater Yellowlegs. Highlight was a worn Seaside Sparrow singing away out in the open for a good 15 minutes while 1/2 dozen Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows hopped out of the tall grass around him for brief appearances to see what the fuss was about. In the mammal kingdom, there were frequent sightings of a pair of Red Foxes roaming the western edge of Davis Park. Coincidentally, a large bloom of Foxglove this season. Happy Father’s Day, Alan Drogin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Watch Hill Fire Island
Birded the Watch Hill to Davis Park area of Fire Island this Father’s Day weekend. Picked up 35 species, most prevalent - the Barn Swallow. The three typical nesting warbler species - Common Yellow Throat, Yellow, and Redstart. The Watch Hill marsh was abundant in cooperative Willets with some Great and Snowy Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and Greater Yellowlegs. Highlight was a worn Seaside Sparrow singing away out in the open for a good 15 minutes while 1/2 dozen Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows hopped out of the tall grass around him for brief appearances to see what the fuss was about. In the mammal kingdom, there were frequent sightings of a pair of Red Foxes roaming the western edge of Davis Park. Coincidentally, a large bloom of Foxglove this season. Happy Father’s Day, Alan Drogin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Watch Hill Fire Island
Alan Nelson's Sparrow should not be here at this time. Nearest breeding area is in Maine. Are you sure these were not Saltmarsh Sparrow? Paul Paul Sweet Collection Manager Department of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 T. 212 769 5780 C. 718 757 5941 On Jun 15, 2014, at 9:09 PM, Alan Drogin dro...@earthlink.net wrote: Birded the Watch Hill to Davis Park area of Fire Island this Father’s Day weekend. Picked up 35 species, most prevalent - the Barn Swallow. The three typical nesting warbler species - Common Yellow Throat, Yellow, and Redstart. The Watch Hill marsh was abundant in cooperative Willets with some Great and Snowy Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and Greater Yellowlegs. Highlight was a worn Seaside Sparrow singing away out in the open for a good 15 minutes while 1/2 dozen Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows hopped out of the tall grass around him for brief appearances to see what the fuss was about. In the mammal kingdom, there were frequent sightings of a pair of Red Foxes roaming the western edge of Davis Park. Coincidentally, a large bloom of Foxglove this season. Happy Father’s Day, Alan Drogin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
