For anyone thinking of coming out to Cupsogue this afternoon. There is 1st Summer Arctic Tern currently on the flats. Looks like one of the birds I photographed on Friday.
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Jun 21, 2013, at 11:02 PM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: Pretty much the same birds that Ken and Sue had earlier today out east at Pikes and Cupsogue with some minor differences. I did not see any any Royal Terns or any adult Arctic Terns. However, I happened upon two 1st Summer *ARCTIC TERNS*, which I managed to document well. A few photos are up on the blog for those who may interested. ( http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2013/06/arctic-tern-and-red-necked-phalarope.html ) One good Tern deserves another! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 5:48 PM, ken feustel <feus...@optonline.net> wrote: > The previously reported male *Red-necked Phalarope* was observed at about > 8:45 this morning on an outgoing tide at Pike's Beach. Specifically, the > bird was on the east side of the large spit (the point of land that is on > your right as you look north from the waters edge). The bird was with > Short-billed Dowitchers, Sanderlings, and Semipalmated Sandpipers. > > At Cupsogue Beach we recorded seven species of terns including *Arctic *(2 > adults), *Black* (1), *Roseate* (4), *Royal *(2), Forster's (2), and many > Common and Least Terns. Shorebird variety was decent for this time of year > but nothing of note. We had waited for the tide to go out sufficiently to > wade across. During that time at least half the terns left and we did not > wait for the incoming tide (the best tide in our experience), so our number > and variety of terns may not be representative. This was our first trip to > Cupsogue this spring/summer and we were fortunate to find a good crossing > point to the mudflats where the water never got above our knees. We favor > walking down the dirt road west toward Moriches Inlet and then bearing > right through an opening in the snow fence and walking north to the water. > We then head east, looking for a good crossing point. The more adventurous > favor a direct approach from the parking lot north through the marsh. > > Good Birding, > > Ken & Sue Feustel > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > -- 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/ --
