Birds of a Feather is back with our new blog, Birding and Bonding! Our previous objective remains the same. Our goal is to find all birds that live on Long Island year round. The only rule is that in order to add a bird to our list, we must see it when we are together. That's where the bonding comes in. Life can get so hectic that we sometimes fail to enjoy the more important things. This gives us a wonderful outlet to make sure we take the time.

Of course, Long Island has many migratory birds, as well. We certainly don't want to ignore them. We will blog about them as well. Armed with new cameras and renewed incentive, we look forward to getting back on the birding trail!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

What to do for our 1 year Anniversary?

No new adventures to write about, no new bird to add to our list.  I have been home for the past three days, and I haven't seen many birds. 

All the feeders are full, sun was shining but only a stray Downy Woodpecker and a Dark-eyed Junco.

Of course as soon as I got my camera he refused to turn around for me.  But this is a sure sign that winter is just around the corner since Junco's winter on Long Island.  Which means Birds of a Feather will soon be celebrating our one year Anniversary. 

San and I are trying to think of a fitting way to commemorate this special occasion.  We could return to a spot we have visited in the past, or we could go to a new birding spot.  

San is putting together a list of birds we have yet to see here on Long Island.  So the logical choice would be a spot that can afford us the most opportunities to see the many birds that have alluded us all summer.

So we were wondering if any of our fellow birders had any ideas.  Let us know what you think.  I have a few ideas, but I would love to know what all of you think as well.  So leave us a comment and we will keep a list going on our blog.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010

The Park Before Dark

Once again there never seems to be enough time in the month, week or day!  Having a scant two hours before the sun went down, we went, yet again, to Sunken Meadow State Park.  We were not seriously birding.  Rather, we were just trying to eek out some quality time together.  Besides, it was the last day before the clocks were turned back and we would then have one less hour of daylight in the afternoons.

Our efforts proved serendipitous!  While not actvely birding, we were happy to spot two Great Blue Herons.  These large birds stand four feet tall and live year-round on Long Island.  We are so glad to be able to add a bird to our list.  It's been about two months since we saw the Belted Kingfisher.  Hopefully our next addition will not be months away!

In addition to seeing the Great Blue Herons, we saw the usuals at Sunken Meadow.  These include the Mallards, Herring Gulls and Canada Geese.  There were Double-Crested Cormorants on their rock in the Sunken Meadow Creek.  We saw the usual assortment of song birds.  It turned out to be a wonderful two hours!  Following are a few shots that we took along the way.


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