I was unable to find the King Eider either this morning (from 7:30 to 8:30) or on a return visit to Camp Hero in early afternoon. I counted 43 Razorbills during these periods. No Cave Swallows were evident. The Western Kingbird was conspicuous, near the restaurant, at 8:30 and again at 1:30.
Standard species of land birds seemed surprisingly sparse in Montauk County Park and along East Lake Drive. On Lake Montauk, I saw 2 Common Loons and not a single duck. Let's hope for better on the upcoming count. Doug Futuyma -- 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/ --
