[nysbirds-l] Golden Eagle, Westhampton (Suffolk)
Eastern birders be on the lookout. I just had a Golden Eagle soaring parallel, but north, of Sunrise Highway at the CR 31 Junction. The bird was struggling a bit in the wind. I had enough time to pull off and perch on the over pass, put my scope on my window mount and confirm the ID as I watched the bird soar and flap toward the WNW. I was confident this bird was a Golden with my naked eye view but the scope helped clinch the ID. If I had to judge I'd say I lost sight of the bird near the Sarnoff Preserve as my vision was eventually obstructed by some nearby pitch pines. Good bird for the Island. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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] Golden Eagle, Westhampton (Suffolk)
Eastern birders be on the lookout. I just had a Golden Eagle soaring parallel, but north, of Sunrise Highway at the CR 31 Junction. The bird was struggling a bit in the wind. I had enough time to pull off and perch on the over pass, put my scope on my window mount and confirm the ID as I watched the bird soar and flap toward the WNW. I was confident this bird was a Golden with my naked eye view but the scope helped clinch the ID. If I had to judge I'd say I lost sight of the bird near the Sarnoff Preserve as my vision was eventually obstructed by some nearby pitch pines. Good bird for the Island. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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/ --
