Long Island, Thanksgiving (1 Viewer)

[pbst39]

Hi,

I am going to spending a few days on long island for thanksgiving and have no experience of birding there ( I have not birded anywhere other than South Florida). does anyone have any recommendations for places I should visit and birds i may see. I will be staying somewhere in the south but will have transport.

Many thanks,

Pete

 

[Larry Lade]

You will want to go to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge which is near the John F. Kennedy Airport on Long Island. It is a premier birding spot! (*They are closed on Thanksgiving Day.)

Take a look here to get you started.

 

[Pigeonhawk]

Long Island is pretty big; can you pinpoint what town you'll be in?
If you're South Shore, Jones Beach is a great spot. Ocean on one side, bay on the other. You'll see some decent waterfowl and sparrows in November.

 

[pbst39]

Hi thanks for the replies. I cannot for the life of me remember where exactly i will be but i know its in the south of the island. I am especially interesed in the birds that I wont see in south florida (I am an exchange student studying at the Univerversity of Miami for a year) like the waterfowl and sparrows. and loons and grebes if possible. how easy are red-breasted and white-breasted nuthatch or brown creeper?

Many thanks.

 

[Pigeonhawk]

If you head down to the barrier islands, you'll see both loons (winter plumage) on the ocean, and lots of mergansers and some grebes in the bay.
White-breasted nuthatches are a bit more common up here then red-breasted. And brown creeper is a crapshoot.
Check out libirding (dot) com - it's not the most hardcore birding site, but there's a lot of good info there.