Our walk today was at Blydenburgh County Park in Happauge. Eighteen folks showed up on an chilly morning, that got chillier as we finished our walk. The walk started out slow but at the end we had a flurry of birds. Flocks of Robins and White Throated Sparrows were near the campgrounds. We had a flock of Slate-Colored Juncos near the dog runs. One of the juncos was a rich blue colored bird, I have never seen that before. Next week our walk to finish the season is at Sunken Meadow State Park
Today oyr walk was at the Oceansied Marine Nature Study Area. This is a facility run by the Town Of Hempstead. It is an accessible marshland. The tide was hight but we still saw some very nice birds. There were plenty of Green Herons, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Yellow Crowned Night Herons and Great Blue Herons for us to check out. This is always a great place to visit. When the tide is right we can also see migrating shorebirds at this time of year.
We had a good turnout and everyone enjoyed the morning walk. Our next Tuesday walk is at Shinnecock Inlet and Dune Rd.
Green Heron
Today was our kickoff of the fall 2025 season of Bird/Nature Walks. To start in style we had a Bald Eagle fly over the parking lot as we did our morning introduction circle. As we were leaving the parking lot a tres on the edge of the lotgave us a bunch of birds to look at, Goldfinches, Chipping Sparrows, Chickadees, and some Cedar Waxwings. There was an Eastern Phoebe hanging around allso. A good start to our walk. We had over 22 species of birds with the Cedar Waxwings providing looks throught the walk. A pair of Belted Kingfishers were flying over the lake edge. At the end of the walk an Osprey perched for us to have a raelly good look
Our walk today was at the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank . The farm is run as an educational facility and is open for walks and observation. We had seventeen folks show up for our last walk of the spring 2025 season. Our fall walks will begin in September 2025. We managed to squeak out a list of 20 some species. The highlights were, Willow Flycatchers, Cedar Waxwings, and Warbling Vireos. A few raptors showed up. Red tailed Hawks and an Eagle flew over. The weather was perfect for our walk. Bob Glasser took a couple of pictures to share
Our walk to day was at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area. It is a marshland that gives you opportunities to up close for good looks at waders and shorebirds. Today was not disappointing. We got good looks at a bunch of them. One of the highlights is the close looks at the Night Herons. They were very cooperative today and with the bright sunshine it was very enjoyable. The Yellow -crowned Night Herons were in close and gave good views
We had 28 species of birds, a nice walk in a nice place and everyone enjoyed it
Today our walk was at Belmont Lake Sate Park, this is our usual location the morning after our annual dinner. The dinner was a great success with everyone having a great time. The presentation by Shai Mitra about his trip to Antarctica was well received.
We had 17 folks show up for our walk despite the threatening weather conditions. The rain did hold off long enough for us to finish our walk in a slightly shortened time frame. We saw over 25 species of birds including Great Crested Flycatchers, Red Eyed Vireos, Yellow Warblers and a couple of Veerys. A sighting of note was an Eastern Box Turtle
Our walk today was the second of the spring 2025 season. Twelve hardy birders braved the chilly winds to go see some birds. We had 23 species of birds this am. Highlights were
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Tree Swallows, Eastern Phoebes, and lots of Ospreys flying around. Red tailed Hawks were being chased by Crows and a Northern Flicker was on a dead snag. The tree swallows were looking to pair up.
On the way out we saw a pair of Common Ravens fly overhead
