Here are various sightings (new and old) that have come in during the week. Thanks to all the contributors.
** 13 Mar 2010 **
Eastern Phoebe, Hook Pond, East Hampton EH (Karen Rubinstein, Barbara Rubinstein)
** 31 Mar 2010 **
White-eyed Vireo, head of Heady Creek, Southampton SH (Chris Roberts)
** 2 Apr 2010 **
Eastern Phoebe, Watermill SH (John Shemilt)
** 6 Apr 2010 **
Eastern Phoebe, Hedges Banks Drive, Northwest Harbor, EH (Sandy Hunter)
** 9 Apr 2010 **
Boat-tailed Grackle, male, Mecox Inlet, Watermill SH (Hugh McGuinness)
** Week of 11 Apr 2010 **
Eastern Phoebe, TNC building on Route 114, East Hampton EH (Bruce Horwith)
** 22 Apr 2010 **
Chuck-Will's-Widow, one calling off Cranberry Hole Road, Amagansett/Napeague (Carl Safina)
** 23 Apr 2010 **
Forster's Tern, 2 at Mecox Inlet, Watermill SH (John Shemilt)
Caspian Tern, 2 at Mecox Inlet, Watermill SH (John Shemilt)
Boat-tailed Grackle, male, Mecox Inlet, Watermill SH (John Shemilt)
** 25 Apr 2010 **
Turkey Vulture, 5, Navy Road, Montauk EH (Jack Passie)
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 (alt. ad. and 1st-yr) Mecox Inlet, Watermill SH (Hugh McGuinness)
** 26 Apr 2010 **
Blue-headed Vireo, Camp Hero, Montauk EH (Vicki Bustamante)
Indigo Bunting, Old West Lake Drive, Montauk EH (Tom Havlik, fide Vicki Bustamante)
** 27 Apr 2010 **
Blue-headed Vireo, Northwest Woods, East Hampton EH (John Todaro)
Glossy Ibis, 4-5, Merrill Lake Preserve, Springs EH (Bruce Horwith, Paul D'Andrea)
[Just out of area, a male Prothonotary Warbler was seen at the Arshamomaque Preserve in Southold along with Northern Waterthrush, Palm & Yellow-rumped Warblers (Steve Biasetti)]
Lastly, a color-banded Piping Plover was sighted by Latisha Coy in Napeague State Park on 26 April. This individual was banded on New Providence, in The Bahamas on January 17, 2010.
Tim Worfolk discusses the naming of Soft-plumaged Petrel
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The Two Bird Theory: Why is it called Soft-plumaged Petrel? A short and
thoughtful discussion by Tim Worfolk - illustrator for the upcoming *Albatrosses,
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