This morning Peter Polshek and I birded from Montauk to Hook Pond, Easthampton.
The ROSS' GOOSE and a lame Cackling Goose were found at Deep Hollow ranch in the field south of the highway. At the Point itself, there were 12000+ seaducks plus 60 Razorbills. At Startop Estate along East Lake Drive we found an immature NORTHERN SHRIKE. At the Lake Montauk Inlet, we saw a Red-necked Grebe and a SNOWY OWL. Another SNOWY OWL was at Lazy Point in Napeague, along with the amazing "Larry" (an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull). At Hook Pond, 2 Tundra Swans continue, and all three Mergansers were present I heard from Angus Wilson that an adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was present at Sagaponack Pond, both yesterday and today. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C. -- 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/ --