Philip Dempsey and I went out again after lunch and hit a few spots (with so many birds about, I'm just mentioning the notables):
Sammy's Beach: 6 BLACK TERNS, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER Three-mile Harbor (West): 1 ROYAL TERN Hook Pond: 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER (we tried to go to the West End of Hook Pond but the area is blocked off by police due to beach erosion on Main Beach). Further Lane: 3 BRIDLED TERNS, 1 PARASITIC JAEGER, 1 ROYAL TERN (all hunkered down in the grass) Napeague Marsh: 16 BLACK TERNS Fort Pond Bay: 6 BRIDLED TERNS, 1 SANDWICH TERN Little Reed Pond: 1 BLACK TERN Deep Hollow Ranch: 6 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, 2 BAIRDS SANDPIPERS, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, etc. Montauk Point: the park was closed, cars were being turned away. Many thanks to Angus Wilson (for posting early today and inspiring us to brave the falling trees and power lines for some great birds) and to Hugh McGuinness for the early on-the-spot information at Hook Pond. A truly great day. -- 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/ --
