Jones Beach-mud flats between the West End parking lots. 31 Aug Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) met Bob as he was leaving about 1:15. The Buff-breasted had been moving around since it was found the "J" flat but was not there when we arrived. We spread out and walked through (meeting Robert Taylor on the way). They had flown off.just before we got there. We proceeded east through the three flats without luck and on our return found the two shorebirds feeding with a Killdeer on the edge just at the west entrance into the flats. There were Robins and Starlings on the ground. As we watched, something got all the birds up and the two Buff-breasted flew into the direction of the "J" field. This was at 2:50 PM.
The birds fed in the cover of the vegetation never coming out into the open areas and were moving, not feeding in one spot. Patience and move slowly. The birds are easily spooked. Sy -- 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/ --
