{"id":5513,"date":"2016-02-07T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T20:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=5513"},"modified":"2016-02-07T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T20:48:08","slug":"rye-ny-2716","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=5513","title":{"rendered":"Rye, NY 2\/7\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"
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~A Lesser Scaup in Playland Lake at the Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, 2\/7\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had planned to get to Rye, NY for some birding at the end of 2015 or early January of this year, but somehow I never made it out there. So, today I finally took the trip to the Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, a spot that always seems to deliver a good amount of birds in the winter compared to what we are getting in Orange County. I had a pretty good day, with a total of 34 species (this is ten fewer than I had during a trip late last February but only two fewer than Karen Miller and I had in January of 2015). The highlight for me was getting relatively good views of Long-tailed Ducks<\/strong> – they were still distant, but typically at the sanctuary the LTDUs are miles out into the Long Island Sound. Another highlight was a distant look at a pair of Horned Grebes<\/strong>, a species I’ve never had at the sanctuary before. I was mostly surprised by the number of species that I expected to get but did not: Brant, Double-crested and Great Cormorant, Great Blue Heron (I remember large numbers on the islands at Playland Lake in the past), American and Fish Crow. I’ve also typically done well with photos at the sanctuary, and that was not the case today. Still, it was good day – gorgeous, seasonably warm, with enough birds to keep it interesting. I’ve included my species list at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n

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~One of my favorites, Long-tailed Duck out beyond the rocks, Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, 2\/7\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Keeping my Species Photos 2016 page in mind, I spent some time with this Northern Cardinal, Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, 2\/7\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~I stopped at the town park to have my lunch and I was joined by numerous gulls looking for a handout. Ring-billed Gull mooching in Rye, NY 2\/7\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Herring Gull close up. This bird was so close to me that I didn’t think my camera would focus on it. The bird eventually joined me on the bench. Rye\u00a0Town Park,\u00a02\/7\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Canada Goose
\nAmerican Black Duck
\nMallard
\nGreater Scaup
\nLesser Scaup
\nLong-tailed Duck
\nBufflehead
\nCommon Goldeneye
\nHooded Merganser
\nRed-breasted Merganser
\nHorned Grebe
\nRed-tailed Hawk
\nRing-billed Gull
\nHerring Gull
\nGreat Black-backed Gull
\nRock Pigeon
\nMourning Dove
\nBelted Kingfisher
\nRed-bellied Woodpecker
\nDowny Woodpecker
\nBlue Jay
\nCommon Raven
\nBlack-capped Chickadee
\nTufted Titmouse
\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch
\nCarolina Wren
\nEuropean Starling
\nAmerican Tree Sparrow
\nSong Sparrow
\nNorthern Cardinal
\nCommon Grackle
\nHouse Finch
\nAmerican Goldfinch
\nHouse Sparrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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