I wrapped up a day of birding out on Long Island with a late afternoon seawatch at Shinnecock Inlet which was quiet save for a late Sooty Shearwater. Any December records out there?
Waterfowl were non existent with only a few Common Eiders and Long-tailed Ducks out on the ocean. A good number of Gulls were off the East Jetty but they were all the expected loafers. A search along Dune Road did not turn up anything of note. Quite disappointing actually as I had visions of Sparrows popping up from the marsh. Are you getting excited about those CBCs as yet? I am and I have been scouting for a few. If you are interested in participating in the West Bronx, hit me up. I would like to deepen the bench for some areas. Cheers, -- 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> (\__/) (= '.'=) (") _ (") Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
