As noted by lloyd and Andrew, Joan Quinlan found a Say's Phoebe at Robert Moses SP, near the western end of Fire Island, Suffolk County, Long Island.
I had seen Joan there, shortly before she found it, but for various reasons I didn't learn about it until quite a bit later. Needless to say, I headed over immediately upon getting the word from Patricia Lindsay and re-found the bird at 11:40. At that time, it was frequenting the dunes south of the concrete walkway linking the southwestern corner of parking field 2 to the golf course clubhouse. From here, it moved eastward along the fences lining the afore-mentioned walkway, then settled into the picnic area immediately west of the parking field. Because my cell battery was dead (see above, under "various reasons"), I retreated to my car to plug in my phone and make a few calls. By the time I returned to search for the bird (by now with Patricia Lindsay), we could not find it before we both had to leave. Some photos can be seen at: https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/LongIslandFall2011 Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________ Change is in the Air - Smoking in Designated Areas Only in effect.<http://www.csi.cuny.edu/tobaccofree> Tobacco-Free Campus as of July 1, 2012. -- 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/ --
