To give anyone looking for the Shrike a clear idea of how widely it may wander, I saw it at ~10:15 while standing at approximately these coordinates: 40° 35.403' N 73° 33.688' W. It flew in from the east (Coast Guard station), landed briefly atop a bare shrub, then flew west ~100 ft. into a dense copse. I hurried over to the spot and got another brief look as it appeared to be hunting—popping up, hovering, then diving back into cover. I never saw it emerge again. I got a few photos, none from as close or anywhere near the quality of Steve's.
In the afternoon I headed out east where I saw the 2 Tundra Swans on Hook Pond. I then took a drive down Dune Road, where there were at least 1 and likely 2 Snowy Owls. The first was sitting on the mussel bar just west of the Ponquogue Bridge. About 15 minutes later and a mile or so farther west I saw one in flight (perhaps the first bird, perhaps a second) which landed atop a utility pole on the Docker's Waterside property (40° 49.130' N 72° 33.809' W). Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/ -- 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/ --
