Started out at Jones Beach West End and the Coast Guard Station - besides expected shorebirds for May, 2 Short Billed Dowitchers, Common Yellowthroat, Towhees and Brown Thrashers, there wasn't much action. I got a text from Rob P that Valley Stream had a good amount of my "nemesis bird" the Black Throated Green Warbler. Not a lifer for me since I've briefly saw on last year but it always bothered me that I didn't get a great look at it. When I arrived Rob P got me a Black Throated Green Warbler high up but I got good looks at it - it was actually then when I realized that I can take photos of birds high up that aren't just silhouettes if I use my manual setting. Spent some time at Valley Stream and then checked out Hempstead Lake where I found some more Black Throated Greens on my own. Between these 2 spots I also saw: Baltimore Orioles, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Warbling Vireos, Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers, a great looking Indigo Bunting, House Wren, Ruby Crowned Kinglet, Great Crested Flycatcher, Northern Parula, Black Throated Blue, Yellow Rumped, Ovenbird, Magnolia (FOS), Yellow, Black and White, Prairie, Redstart, and heard a Blackpoll in the same spot where I saw one the day before.
I went to Heckscher Park because a Bobwhite was seen the day before - didn't find it. Since I was in the area I stopped by Timber Point Marina and was pleasantly surprised to see about 12 Short Billed Dowitchers, breeding pluamge Dunlins as well as Willett and Yellowlegs. On the way back, I checked out Captree Island where I saw Yellowlegs, Willett, and a group of about 20 something Glossy Ibis.
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| Black Throated Green |
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| Black Throated Green |
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| Prairie Warbler |
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| Rose Breasted Grosbeak |
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| Tree Swallow |
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| Short Billed Dowitchers |
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| Glossy Ibis |
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| Black Throated Blue |
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