{"id":669,"date":"2012-11-19T20:29:43","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T01:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2012-11-19T20:29:43","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T01:29:43","slug":"jones-beach-unplanned-birding-11-18-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=669","title":{"rendered":"Jones Beach &#8211; Unplanned Birding 11-18-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-671\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9107.1JPG1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-671\" title=\"_MG_9107.1JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9107.1JPG1-1024x318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9107.1JPG1-1024x318.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9107.1JPG1-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9107.1JPG1-500x155.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m, of course, still struggling with shorebird identification, but I am pretty sure that these are Black-bellied Plovers and Dunlin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Sunday afternoon, Tricia and I made an impromptu visit to Jones Beach. We were heading back to Goshen after celebrating my little sister&#8217;s 40th birthday at the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimespubny.com\/\"> Irish Times Pub<\/a> in Holbrook, Long Island the night before. A skein of Brant flying over changed our plans in a hurry &#8211; I was really itching to do some birding. Tricia was on the phone with her sister at the time and she told us how to get to Jones Beach.<\/p>\n<p>We had a really good afternoon of birding. We saw many species and were able to identify the following:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9017-00111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-707\" title=\"_MG_9017-001\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9017-00111-428x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9017-00111-428x1024.jpg 428w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9017-00111-125x300.jpg 125w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9017-00111.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada Goose<\/li>\n<li>Brant<\/li>\n<li>Mallard<\/li>\n<li>Greater Scaup<\/li>\n<li>Red-breasted Merganser<\/li>\n<li>Red-throated Loon<\/li>\n<li>Common Loon<\/li>\n<li>Norther Harrier<\/li>\n<li>Sharp-shinned Hawk<\/li>\n<li>Red-tailed Hawk<\/li>\n<li>American Kestrel<\/li>\n<li>Merlin<\/li>\n<li>Black-bellied Plover<\/li>\n<li>Oystercatcher<\/li>\n<li>Dunlin<\/li>\n<li>Ring-billed Gull<\/li>\n<li>Herring Gull<\/li>\n<li>Great Black-backed Gull<\/li>\n<li>Mourning Dove<\/li>\n<li>Norther Flicker<\/li>\n<li>American Crow<\/li>\n<li>Black-capped Chickadee<\/li>\n<li>Red-breasted Nuthatch<\/li>\n<li>American Robin<\/li>\n<li>Northern Mocking Bird<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-rumped Warbler<\/li>\n<li>Savannah Sparrow<\/li>\n<li>Northern Cardinal<\/li>\n<li>Red Crossbills<\/li>\n<li>White-winged Crossbills<\/li>\n<li>American Goldfinch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I had a pretty good day with the camera &#8211; I managed to get pretty good exposures on almost all my photographs. I have thought about it and I think there are a couple of reasons. The first is that the light was pretty steady, there were no clouds moving through or anything else to change the light significantly. The second is that I think I am getting better at making the proper adjustments. I was also making adjustments as I photographed certain birds, getting several shots that were lighter as well as some darker ones.<\/p>\n<p>It really was a very exciting day of birding, I am having trouble deciding on my highlight.\u00a0 It was a lot of fun to bird in a different location because we got to see so many birds that we don&#8217;t normally get to see. I am pretty sure that it is not anything special to see loons at Jones Beach, but it was a thrill for me. Same for the Brant. The Crossbills were very exciting too &#8211; life birds for me, but I think getting such a close look at the Merlin was probably my favorite part of the afternoon. Because we don&#8217;t get to see them very often,\u00a0 Tricia&#8217;s highlight was seeing all the shorebirds as we walked along the beach.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-674\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9127.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-674\" title=\"_MG_9127\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9127-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9127-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9127-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9127-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9127.jpg 1765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m not much better with gulls&#8230;I think this is a juvenile Herring Gull. Please comment if you know!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-675\" style=\"width: 986px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-675\" title=\"_MG_9068\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9068.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"986\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9068.jpg 986w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9068-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9068-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We saw several Common Loons. This one was hunting very close to the shore, definitely as close as I&#8217;ve ever been to a loon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-712\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_91251.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-712\" title=\"_MG_9125\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_91251-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_91251-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_91251-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_91251-454x300.jpg 454w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_91251.jpg 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Common Loon in flight. Jones Beach 11-18-12<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-677\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9187.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-677\" title=\"_MG_9187\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9187-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9187-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9187-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I really enjoyed seeing the Brant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-679\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-679\" title=\"_MG_9228\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9228-733x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9228-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9228-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9228.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A puffed up Red-breasted Nuthatch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-713\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_90571.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-713\" title=\"_MG_9057\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_90571-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_90571-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_90571-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_90571.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was so exciting seeing this Merlin &#8211; what a beautiful bird!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-680\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-680\" title=\"_MG_9233\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9233-676x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9233-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9233-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9233.jpg 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Crossbills at Jones Beach. There are a lot of birders and photographers around &#8211; when the crossbills landed in a good, close spot, an obnoxious photographer barreled over with his humungous lens and tripod and scared them off&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-681\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-681\" title=\"_MG_9261\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9261-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9261-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9261-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9261-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9261.jpg 1943w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;fortunately, when we got back to the car the tree next to the car was filled with Red and White-winged Crossbills. This is a male White-winged Crossbill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-682\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9269.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-682\" title=\"_MG_9269\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9269-735x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9269-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9269-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9269.jpg 1327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Female Red Crossbill at Jones Beach, 11-18-12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-714\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-714\" title=\"_MG_9109\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9109-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9109-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9109-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG_9109-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black-bellied Plovers and Dunlin in flight. Jones Beach 11-18-12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Sunday afternoon, Tricia and I made an impromptu visit to Jones Beach. We were heading back to Goshen after celebrating my little sister&#8217;s 40th birthday at the Irish Times Pub in Holbrook, Long Island the night before. 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