Today I did part of my section at Montauk (Suffolk Co.) for the NYSOA
waterfowl census. I did not come close to matching the spectacular
numbers of RAZORBILLS reported yesterday but still managed a
respectable 323. At the Point during the early morning I found at
least 4 fly-by adult-male KING EIDERS, all of which were moving beyond
the scoter flock. (I actually had five sightings, but 4 in a 10-15
minute period I felt could not have been duplicates.) Later in the
day, we found an adult male KING EIDER at Ditch Plains. Other
highlights for the day included
1 imm GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Further Lane, East Hampton
HARLEQUIN DUCK: immatire male west of the Lake Montauk Inlet and later
at the northern end of the east jetty.
RED-NECKED GREBE: 1 at the Point, and 1 at Ditch Plains--we could find
no grebes of any sort at Culloden.
GREAT CORMORANT: 6 at the Lake Montauk inlet and 1 in Fort Pond Bay
PURPLE SANDPIPER: 15 at Montauk Point
ICELAND GULL: 1st year west of the Lake Montauk Inlet, and another
first year at South Lake Drive
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL: 1 adult on the rocky beach in the southwest
corner of Fort Pond Bay.
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE: 11 from the Point to Ditch Plains
I was joined in this endeavor first by Richard Kaskan and then later
by Vicki Bustamante.
Hugh
Hugh McGuinness
The Ross School
18 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
[email protected]
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