Shorebird numbers are finally starting to pick up in the county. Here are the high counts over the weekend and this morning from Sullivan County Community College and Morningside Park.
Semi-palmated Plover - 3 Killdeer - 17 Spotted Sandpiper - 5 Solitary Sandpiper - 3 Lesser Yellowlegs - 2 Semi-palmated Sandpiper - 4 Least Sandpiper - 19 Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Perhaps the best sighting of the weekend however was found at the Bashakill. Three fortunate birders, Al and Barbara Merrit and Stephen Chang found a CASPIAN TERN at the Main Boat Launch on South Road. Unfortunately, I had already left before it was discovered. Great bird though. John Haas -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
