I thought it was a good idea to try birding in a new environment - namely the "prairies" at EPCAL/ Calverton. It was nice to be in an open area,,,,on the east end of the property, I saw hundreds of Tree Swallows. In the main area south of Rte 25 I saw lots of Chipping Sparrows, Horned Lark, a Red Tailed Hawk and Northern Harrier. Some of the better action was actually in the area north of Rte 25 at a section of eye level high shrubs - saw Baltimore Orioles and a lifer Blue Grosbeak. On the way out I noticed a sparrow on top of a shrub - got a good look and was another lifer, a Grasshopper Sparrow.
I stopped at a nearby preserve that trails through the Pine Barrens - another new environment for me - highlight was an Ovenbird. I was checking out the sod farms along the way - in a field being plowed I saw gulls and Killdeer and a Turkey Vulture overhead.
At Sans Souci Preserve, Sayville, I found a few warblers including a juvenile Blackburnian. Stops along the Peconic, Sunken Meadow and Makamah Preserve were unproductive so I stopped again by Jones Beach West End to see the Buff Breasted Sandpipers - only saw one this time.
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| Tree Swallows |
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| Red Tailed Hawk |
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| Blue Grosbeak |
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| Baltimore Oriole female |
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| Grasshopper Sparrow |
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| Gulls, Killdeer |
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| American Redstart |
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| Blackburnian Warbler - juvenile |
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| Fish Crows |
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| Common Yellowthroat |
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| Buff Breasted Sandpiper |
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| Black Bellied Plover |
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| Northern Waterthrush |
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