We birded three areas of the refuge today. The Visitor’s Center wasn’t very active but some of the birds we identified there included purple martin, house wren, northern mockingbird, and osprey. Along the Dike Trail, we identified 28 species including common yellowthroat, orchard oriole, cedar …
This was our first visit to Connetquot River State Park on the south shore of Long Island. There was a good variety of birds seen from the parking lot and nature center areas up to the small bridge that crossed the river. Some of the …
We started out from the Visitor’s Center. Plenty of purple martins were in and around their apartments as usual. Other birds identified here included orchard oriole, barn swallow, red-winged blackbird, and mourning dove. Next, we moved on to the Dike Trail where we identified 32 …
We covered four trails in the refuge today. Our first stop was around the Visitor’s Center. Some of the birds we saw here included purple martin, northern flicker, blue grosbeak, common yellowthroat, and brown-headed cowbird. The Photographer’s Blind Trail was closed due to nesting vultures. …
The morning started with walks around the Visitor’s Center and the Photographer’s Blind Trail. The Photographer’s Blind Trail was made more accessible since the last time we tried it which was at least a few years ago. Now we made it part of our regular …
We spent over six hours birding today at Bombay Hook NWR. Birds were everywhere and we identified 56 species. We started at the Visitor’s Center and some of the birds we identified included purple martin, gray catbird, American goldfinch, and common yellowthroat. Along the Raymond …
This morning’s walk in the refuge started out at the Visitor’s Center. The purple martin colony was very busy as usual. We also identified tree swallows, chipping and field sparrows, red-winged blackbirds, and a black vulture. We picked up 36 species along the Dike Trail. …
