Yesterday morning was filled with Yellow-Rumped Warblers everywhere on the West End of Jones Beach. I had some success with raptors, watching as Merlins chased anything and everything including Sharp-shinned Hawks. I headed home early since the diversity of birds was low but got an e-mail on my phone as I neared Captree announcing the presence of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Pulling into the parking lot revealed a big group of people and I saw the bird flying from perch to perch. After spending some time trying to get a decent shot, I called it a day for good and passed on trying to locate the Yellow-Headed Blackbird that was still around.
Yellow-Rumped Warbler:
The Hawks were incredibly fast yesterday but I was able to catch up with a few:
Merlins were the real instigators - too bad I wasn't quick enough to get this Merlin chasing the Sharpie:
If you want to see more beautiful images of raptors, heck out this incredible book by my friend Richard Ettlinger:
Wonderful photos!
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