In response to the mornings rain I visited a few locations in western Suffolk County in hopes of catching some shorebirds in the temporary pools created by the rain. At Robert Moses State Park Field 2 there were Black-bellied Plover, Red Knot (with five bands on its legs), Semipalmated Plover, and Sanderling. The large gulls were in good numbers with two Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Field 5 the only thing of note. Small peep (Semipalmated and Least) were also present at Captree State Park. A quick stop down at West End was unproductive, with five Lesser Black-backed Gulls present in WE2.
I headed east to Heckscher Park, where there was plenty of water in the parking lots, but very little in the grassy depressions. There were a few Lesser Yellowlegs and Least Sandpipers, but without more rain, it is likely that the parking lots will quickly dry up. I then drove east to the Timber Point Golf Course, which was closed to golfers. There were a fair number of shorebirds on the fairways bordering the road down to the marina, and I was finally able to connect with a single Pectoral Sandpiper. Other species present were Short-billed Dowitchers, both Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plover, and the typical small peep. Ken Feustel -- 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/ --
