There was a good eastward push of waterbirds, principally loons and gannets along the Atlantic coast this morning. A 90 minute count from East Hampton (Suffolk Co.) tallied 2,383 Red-throated Loons, 735 Common Loons, 119 loon sp., 901 scoter (all 3 sp.) and 466 Northern Gannets. Other highlights included 67 Razorbills, many in alternate plumage, 4 Red-necked Grebes, 6 Blue-winged Teal and 12 Great Cormorants. Forty-one Long-tailed Ducks was a good showing from the oceanside of the peninsula, all in their dark alternate plumage. Later I found a tight raft of 90 Long-tailed Ducks at Montauk Point, where there was little activity beyond a flyby male Harlequin Duck.
-- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
