I spent an hour or two stopping at various locations along the Jones strip this afternoon in windy conditions. At West End 2 Northern Gannets were close inshore on the ocean and also inside Jones inlet, clearly observed with binoculars from the WE2 marina. The flooded swale in front of the WE2 concession held a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Traveling east down the beach I had an increasingly uncommon American Kestrel. At the Cedar Beach Golf Course there were six Glossy Ibis feeding in some ponded water. Bob Kurtz reported that the Upland Sandpiper was still on the south shoulder of the RMSP parkway east of the entrance to Field 4 this afternoon. This bird has an interesting habit of running into the tall grass adjacent to the parkway shoulder and temporarily disappearing when it is frightened by passing traffic. If you do not see it on a first pass, don't assume it is not there.
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/ --
