Long story short, I had the day off with my son so decided it would be a wise choice to take a ride to Floyd Bennett Field and try for the continuing Cassin's Kingbird and Le Conte's Sparrow. Entering the "field" I observed a pheasant flying by. We tried for the sparrow first which was seen earlier in the day by the water, but because it was too breezy I didn't want to stay there with my son. We headed over to the north side of the community gardens where I got a quick glimpse of the Cassin's Kingbird flying away into some trees and out of view. I was thinking I hardly saw it and was disappointed until a few minutes later when it re-appeared and put on a good show - really beautiful bird. A few other birds were seen including a large flock of blackbirds - most were Starlings and some Brown Headed Cowbirds.
We drove back home and passing Hempstead Lake State Park on the Southern State, I thought I saw a Bald Eagle perched in the park, but it turned out to be a Peregrine Falcon.
At the Jones Beach Coast Guard sandbar I saw the continuing Marbled Godwit actively searching for food (usually rests with it's beak tucked in). At the West End 2 lot, Snow Buntings touched down a few times and a Northern Harrier was seen patrolling the dunes to the west of the lot.
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| Cassin's Kingbird |
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| another view of the Cassin's Kingbird |
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| "blackbird" flock |
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| Peregrine Falcon - Hempstead Lake |
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| the continuing Marbled Godwit with Brants |
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| Snow Buntings |
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