The season of new arrivals is not quite over yet. Yesterday there were two Spotted Sandpipers over Weesuck Creek, the first I've seen this year. And there were at least two singing Common Yellowthroats trying to establish territory around the fringes of the marsh this morning; if any of these birds had come in earlier, I didn't see or hear them before (last year, I think the first Common Yellowthroat was two weeks earlier).
A singing Red-eyed Vireo was perhaps the second or third of the season. Other recent arrivals continue: Pine Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Green Herons. The two courting Green Herons have now been joined by a third bird but the first pair appear to be staying together and to continue their search for an appropriate nesting tree. I don't think they will nest as close to the house as I had thought; there is too much activity and they can't be happy with the occasional but regular appearance of the dog.
Eric Salzman
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A bird and nature blog with regular posts describing the natural history of the land, wetlands and waters of a site on Weesuck Creek in East Quogue,NY.Wider excursions on LI and to other parts of the world are sometimes included.
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