Hi all, Good day on the South Shore today.
First sighting was a cuckoo flying across the Loop Parkway around 7 AM. Field marks suggested Black-billed, but I feel like they would be less likely at this time of year. Perhaps a late migrant? Second sighting was of roosting terns by the Black Skimmer (and now Common Tern) colony on the beach, and was already posted by Benjamin Van Doren (thanks!). Before I say anything else, I want to remind anyone who wants to bird here that we are at a particularly sensitive part of the breeding season for shorebirds. *Give all breeding birds a wide wide berth.* So,one particular loafing group of terns had two Roseate Terns, a Black Terns, and an immature Arctic Tern. No photos could be obtained. They were seen around 2:30 PM. The Arctic and Black had left by 4 PM. Finally, around 6:30 PM others found a beautiful adult Pomarine Jaeger looking sickly on the beach. However, the bird suddenly took off and flew strongly east down the beach, seemingly well. Photos were obtained. It was quite day. Best, Brendan Fogarty -- 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/ --
