Today, for the 2nd day in a row, I tried for the Red-necked Stint at Cupsogue County Park, Suffolk Co. And for the 2nd day in a row, I started too late, thereby insuring the same negative results as on 7/1.
Also, as on the 1st, on my way out to the flats, I met folks who had seen the bird. First, in the parking lot, it was Bill Hanley, albeit, with the qualifier it was not being seen at present. Upon reaching the flats, I found Menachem Goldstein and his very special mother, Karen, both of whom had laid eyes on the bird, "but not for awhile now". After a very pleasant "chit-chat", they had to leave, and left to my own devices, did see a 1st year Arctic Tern and a Roseate Tern, along with 4 differently plumaged Black Terns. In regard to different plumages, there were at least 3 new Red Knot arrivals, each sporting much more color than yesterday's birds. A quick perusal of Westhampton Dunes' Overlook went "stint-less" ! Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
