I'm curious to know if birders along the south shores of Long Island (Breezy
Pt eastwards) and Staten Island have seen above or below normal numbers of
Razorbills today?

This morning, a spectacular flight of RAZORBILLS occurred along the coast of
northern New Jersey. Bill Boyle and Hank Burk tallied 2,000+ flying south
past the mouth of the Manasquan Inlet between 8:30-9:45 AM. All were in
flight and in flocks of up to 50 birds. From Deal, which is a few miles to
the north, Harvey Tomlinson and Ted Young observed several hundred at
roughly the same time in the morning. Events like this always raise lots of
interesting questions. Does this mean that birds have drained out of areas
to the north or is a very localized effect? Where will these birds end up?
The rocky seabed along the north NJ shore can attract reasonable numbers of
Razorbills but this is unprecedented.

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Angus Wilson
New York City & The Springs, NY, USA
http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/

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