There were at least 5 terns at Mecox Inlet this morning, the highlight being a *Sandwich Tern *offering premium photo ops close to shore. There were also two large terns, possibly the Caspian Terns that had been sighted there in April? I will post photos tonight. The foreheads are "dusky", unlike white Royal Tern foreheads. But the bill is more red-orange than red.
Rounding out the Tern count were Least, Common, And Forsters. Also two Black Skimmers. [Note: Mecox Inlet is Southampton Town permit parking throughout the summer. It's not clear from the signs or the town web site if you can park there before 9am or after 5pm, as you used to be able to.] *Donna L. Schulman Forest Hills, NY + North Brunswick, NJ [email protected] http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl>* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
