[nysbirds-l] Bittern and Hawks, Nassau and Suffolk
At least one American Bittern was observed at Tobay Beach’s JFK Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, judging by timing and takeoff location it could’ve been two individuals. I also had a rapidly-glimpsed hawk taking off through the trees between the lot and the hidden pond: based on proportions, size, and flight style it certainly looked like it could’ve been the reported Red-shouldered Hawk. Views were too brief and too obscured to be certain, but someone might want to follow up. A light morph Rough-leg was also perched in the median near Cedar Beach Marina. Cheers! -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bittern and Hawks, Nassau and Suffolk
At least one American Bittern was observed at Tobay Beach’s JFK Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, judging by timing and takeoff location it could’ve been two individuals. I also had a rapidly-glimpsed hawk taking off through the trees between the lot and the hidden pond: based on proportions, size, and flight style it certainly looked like it could’ve been the reported Red-shouldered Hawk. Views were too brief and too obscured to be certain, but someone might want to follow up. A light morph Rough-leg was also perched in the median near Cedar Beach Marina. Cheers! -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --