Jones Beach West End, Shu Swamp, Bailey's Arborteum, Muttontown Preserve, Massapequa Preserve

I was out at Jones Beach West End, Shu Swamp, Bailey's Arborteum, Muttontown Preserve, Massapequa Preserve and again at Jones Beach all day today. Total count was 77 species.

Jones Beach was somewhat disappointing - not many warblers or flashy migrants - lots of Towhees, Robins and Brown Thrashers.  I stopped at Green island where there were a lot of Boat Tailed Grackles and a pair of Green Winged Teal.  By the Coast Guard Station I saw Chipping Sparrows, Common Terns, lots of Piping Plover, Common Loon in good plumage, Black Bellied Plovers, and my FOS Short Billed Dowitchers.  There was a lingering female Scaup and Red Breasted Merganser - still lots of Brant.

I had the best luck at Muttontown Preserve and spent most of my time by the kettle ponds.  The birds made me work to get photos, but a little patience paid off.  Warblers included Blue Winged, lots of Black and Whites, Ovenbird, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Waterthrush, Redstarts, Yellow Rumped, and Northern Parula.  Also saw a Solitary Sandpiper, Green Heron, and Veery.

There were a lot of Chipping Sparrows at Bailey's Arborteum and saw my FOS Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Ruby Crowned Kinglet at Massapequa Preserve.

Blue Winged Warbler

Yellow Rumped Warbler

Ovenbird

Black and White Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Redstart

Northern Parula

House Wren

Chipping Sparrow

House Finch

Scaup

Brant

Solitary Sandpiper

Common Loon

Short Billed Dowitcher

Black Bellied Plover, Dunlin

Common Tern

Black Crowned Heron

Willet

Screech Owl - grey one is back

Screech Owl back home

Screech Owl - red morph