I birded Eastern LI yesterday with Andrew Baksh, Rich Kelly and Al
Lindberg. Montauk Point was uneventful in the morning, with thousands
of sea ducks continuing, but nothing noteworthy. The Western Tanager
was cooperative at the feeders at the corner of Big Reed Path and Deer
Way in Montauk. Two 2nd winter Iceland Gulls were at the west jetty
of Montauk Harbor. A single fly-by Razorbill was the only one we saw
all day, and a Peregrine Falcon was on the jetty. We were
unsuccessful in our search for the Napeague Northern Shrike and Snowy
Owl, but "Larry" the Lesser Black-backed Gull was on the beach behind
the house at address 160 at Lazy Point. Following a call from Tom
Burke, we returned to Montauk Point and found six King Eiders (2 imm.
males and 4 females) off the parking lot at Camp Hero. A search for
rare geese in East Hampton was unsuccessful in the afternoon. En
route to Shinnecock, Andrew, Rich and Al spotted an adult Glaucous
Gull perched on a radio tower along Route 27 in Southampton. I was
driving separately, so I missed this bird. We then drove Dune Road
from Shinnecock to Quogue. The highlights were two Short-eared Owls
flying about the edge of the marsh. One was about a mile west of the
Ponquogue Bridge. The other was at the Quogue Preserve.
Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY
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