This morning between 7:30 and 8:00, we saw the Hooded Crow on the beach
near the jetty at Great Kills Park. It was flushed back to the wooded area
near the parking lot three separate times by joggers and mockingbirds. It
stayed on the beach for extended periods of time throughout our visit and was
still there when we left. In addition, 13 Bonaparte's Gulls continue on the
beach.
At Jones Beach West End, a 1st Summer Western Willet was seen on the Coast
Guard Station sandbar. A 1st Summer Lesser Black-backed Gull was also seen in
the West End 2 parking lot.
On Fire Island, another 1st Summer Lesser Black-backed Gull was seen in the
Field 2 parking lot. This individual was slightly more advanced in its
pre-basic molt as compared with the JBWE indivdual (ie., showed a few fresh
gray mantle feathers).
The Sandwich Tern continued at Mecox Inlet around 1:45 pm. 4 Royal Terns,
3 1st Summer Forsters Terns, and a lingering White-rumped Sandpiper were seen.
The Sandwich flew off onto the bay with the Royals around 2:00, but was still
seen hunting over the bay when we left at 2:15.
At the Hampton Bays Water Tower, we saw 4 Common Ravens.
A single Western Willet was feeding on the mussel beds and mudflats in
Shinnecock Bay, west of the Ponquogue Bridge.
Additionally, I visited Cupsogue in the late afternoon and was able to
observe some of the terns and shorebirds seen today; I'm sure other observers
will provide details of the species seen earlier in the day. Highlights
included 2 Black Terns (a near adult and a 1st Summer) and 1 'Hendersoni'
Short-billed Dowitcher, as well as a wide array of interesting shorebirds.
Good Birding,
Michael McBrien
East Patchogue
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