I birded Cupsogue County Park and Shinnecock today with Corey Finger, Dave Klauber, and Bobby Rossetti. The highlight was a Brown Pelican at Cupsogue at about 9:00 a.m. It was around the island in Moriches Bay that can best be viewed from the end of the path accessed along the four-wheel drive road, less that ¼ mile west of the parking lot. Unfortunately, the bird flew out to the ocean after a few minutes. A sea watch at Cupsogue from 8-8:45 a.m. produced 18 Corys Shearwaters, all flying west. Birds on the flats north of the parking lot on the falling tide included a Whimbrel, a Black Tern, two Royal Terns, and a Pectoral Sandpiper. There were 28 Red Knots in the area. Another two Royal Terns were at nearby Pikes Beach. A sea watch at Shinnecock from 12:30-1:30 p.m. produced about 25 Corys Shearwaters and one Sooty Shearwater. These birds were feeding with large numbers of terns just off the inlet.
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