Today we did a nature walk at the at the Oceanside Nature Study Area. The weather was delightful in the early morning, Beautiful, crisp, clean air, and really bright sunshine which highlighted the colors. The color of the water was a deep blue and the marsh grass, the spartina, had a golden hue to it. With a light breeze the ripples of both the grass and the water were very pleasant to look at.We some of the usual suspects, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets and a Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Palm warblers were on the pathways accompanied by Common Yellowthroats.
Then we decided to go to Jones Beach West End at the Coast Guard station to look for migrants. Sometimes things work out well. We had some really nice birds to look at right in the hedgerow by the Coast Guard building. The highlight was a Dickcissel, a very pretty bird, rare to see and always pleasure to enjoy. We had some warblers as well. We saw Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Common Yellowthroat and Pine warbler. There were looks at Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a tree full of Cedar Waxwings.
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