GSBAS Tuesday nature walk 10/27/2015

Our walk today at Heckscher State park was highlighted by bright sunshine and brilliant fall colors in the trees. We discussed how Bright and colorful the fall foliage has been on Long Island this year. There is no need to go upstate for fall leaf peeping when we have such a show here on L.I.

The birding was again somewhat slow in the woods so we went to Field 7 and checked the bay shore. We walked the bike path through to Field 8 and in scanning the shore line we discovered some remaining shore birds. There were fifteen Black-bellied Plovers, seven Dunlin and seven Sandrlings tucked away on the shore line. A pleasant surprise for this location and season.