This morning at Shinnecock Inlet the five Harlequin Ducks were along the eastern jetty with good numbers of Common Eider in the inlet and in Shinnecock Bay (approx. 300). Only one Bonaparte's Gull was observed in and around the inlet. A cooperative American Bittern, scarce this winter, was in the salt marsh west of Dockers Restaurant.
On Saturday, a Salt Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow was in the marsh west of Tiana Beach, and an unidentified Sharp-tailed Sparrow was just east of Docker's Restaurant, probably A. N. nelsoni, judging by the extensive orange on the upper breast, but we had too brief a look for a definitive identification. Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
