Hi all: Great day birding yesterday at Montauk. Had great weather, mid 50's, quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 54 species of birds, although I won't name all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies (Lifer for me), Razorbills, Bonaparte's gulls, Common Eiders, all 3 Scoters, White-winged Crossbills. We also visited St. John's Pond and seen the Tufted Duck ( Lifer for me) which is still there, along with the Eurasian Widgeon and some Redhead Ducks. One tough thing to watch was a Great- black backed Gull killing and eating a Dovekie.
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