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Rare corncrake sighting on Long Island before bird found dead
Dozens of bird watchers flocked to Long Island this week to catch a glimpse of a rare bird that had veered thousands of miles off course and onto the side of Ocean Parkway.
The lucky birders made it to the Cedar Beach location within what turned out to be a short window — the bird was found dead just days after it was spotted, apparently struck and killed by a motorist.
The corncrake had been spotted Tuesday morning, according to Paul Sweet, the ornithology collections manager at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/corn-crake-dead-1.14872283
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