[nysbirds-l] American bittern at Jamaica Bay NWR, swallows at Flushing Meadows Park and other Queens sightings

This morning I spotted five swallow species (barn, tree, northern rough-wing, bank and cliff) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. They were present in large numbers around Meadow Lake and in other parts of the park that I usually don't see them. They were perching on phragmites in such numbers that

[nysbirds-l] American bittern at Jamaica Bay NWR, swallows at Flushing Meadows Park and other Queens sightings

This morning I spotted five swallow species (barn, tree, northern rough-wing, bank and cliff) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. They were present in large numbers around Meadow Lake and in other parts of the park that I usually don't see them. They were perching on phragmites in such numbers that