Suffolk Co Farm, Chandler Estate, Southold Dunes and Bridge Lane and Oregon Rd

[jle...@gmail.com]

Hank and I bird like mad people, criss-crossed the Island.  The story this weekend was the raptors.  The surprise at Suffolk Co Farm was the ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK!  We saw it hovered over the fields, quick wing beats. It was a light adult male.  Everywhere we went on Saturday, there were RAVENS.  From a woman who couldn't image Raven being here when on Sunday Hank and I didn't have a Raven..... I missed them.  They are "taking over" the Island. I image they are laughing at easy prey and in a few strokes of their wings, they could be long gone. So I include the Raven in the predator category.  At Chandler Estate, BLUE JAYS helped us "find" a GREAT HORNED OWL.  Jays are quite vocal, everywhere!   

I enjoy the Blue Jays vocalizations!   We saw a BROAD-WINGED HAWK at Southold Dunes and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK on Bridge Lane and had two HARRIERS, one a gray ghost and a female/juvie and a RED-TAIL HAWK.  Adding to the raptor total, TURKEY VULTURE, COOPER'S HAWK and OSPREY,  we had 9 species!  I include the Raven.  We didn't have an Eagle.... surprisingly.  We weren't skunked in the warblers, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, PARULA, PINE and BUTTA BUTTS.  Next up Sparrows and Thrushes.

[Beverley Robertson]

Wow.You really did an Island adventure. Good thing the pumpkin pickers haven’t arrived yet. Great day list.

Bev

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On Sep 22, 2025, at 12:09 PM, jle...@gmail.com wrote:

Hank and I bird like mad people, criss-crossed the Island.  The story this weekend was the raptors.  The surprise at Suffolk Co Farm was the ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK!  We saw it hovered over the fields, quick wing beats. It was a light adult male.  Everywhere we went on Saturday, there were RAVENS.  From a woman who couldn't image Raven being here when on Sunday Hank and I didn't have a Raven..... I missed them.  They are "taking over" the Island. I image they are laughing at easy prey and in a few strokes of their wings, they could be long gone. So I include the Raven in the predator category.  At Chandler Estate, BLUE JAYS helped us "find" a GREAT HORNED OWL.  Jays are quite vocal, everywhere!   

I enjoy the Blue Jays vocalizations!   We saw a BROAD-WINGED HAWK at Southold Dunes and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK on Bridge Lane and had two HARRIERS, one a gray ghost and a female/juvie and a RED-TAIL HAWK.  Adding to the raptor total, TURKEY VULTURE, COOPER'S HAWK and OSPREY,  we had 9 species!  I include the Raven.  We didn't have an Eagle.... surprisingly.  We weren't skunked in the warblers, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, PARULA, PINE and BUTTA BUTTS.  Next up Sparrows and Thrushes.

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[Joyce Grigonis]

Ohhhhh yes they are!

Pumpkin pickers are everywhere! 

And yea, Jody gets around! 😜 

While she missed the bald eagle,

It was flying over our houses so I sent the video to her. 🦅 

On Sep 23, 2025, at 12:06 AM, Beverley Robertson <bdpre...@msn.com> wrote:

 Wow.You really did an Island adventure. Good thing the pumpkin pickers haven’t arrived yet. Great day list.

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