Hi all, For the past few days, I have been out birding various locations around Long Island with Nick Sly. Here are some of the highlights:
2-Sept-2009 - Island east of Ponquogue Bridge 3-4 ROSEATE TERN (among many Common Tern, 2 Red Knot, and many of the expected shorebirds and gulls) Dune Road: ROYAL TERN - 15 WHIMBREL - 1 3-Sept-2009 Montauk Point: thousands of terns foraging in the distance out from the point, including several BLACK TERN. Most of the Sterna terns were too distant to get positive ID. Napeague: the tern roost that Angus Wilson described was present on the clam docks in Napeague Bay, however, due to lack of time, we were unable to get close enough to sort through them properly. There were several BLACK TERN seen flying around the Bay 4-Sept-2009 Jones Beach West End 2: swale south of parking lot: 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER (juv.) among a few Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers. Due to the retreating tides, there were very few shorebirds in the swale. Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area: CLAPPER RAIL - an entire family group, including at least 5 still fluffy young, and 1 adult, feeding and bathing in a channel. Good birding, Shawn Billerman -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
