When saw that this bird was seen today at Jones Beach at the West End parking lot, area on the bay side,I decided to take the road trip from Westhampton this afternoon to see if I might find it. This was my second unsucessful trip. Unfortunately,when I got to the East End Ocean Parkway, I found there was a State Trouper preventing any motorists to drive futher east. I was not happy about this, having come all this way. in the late afternoon to look for the bird. I planned o arrive after 4 PM snce park charges $8.00 to park your car from 8 AM to 4PM (So I go birding to arrive earlier than 8 or after 4) When I tried to find out why they would not let me drive further East on the parkway, they told me that there was some special event scheduled, ( Turns out filming a TV Advertisement comercial.) About 5 PM they started o let us continue to East End I never did see the Phalarope. I think the park should be limited for public use not comercials. Andy Murphy --
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