I spent a few hours in the field today, mostly at Jones Beach but also at Oak Beach and Sunken Meadow. Jones Beach was relatively quiet, with no notable sightings save for a Great Egret in the pools east of West End 2 and a female Common Goldeneye in the Boat Basin, relatively uncommon at this location. Two *Razorbills* were seen flying in to Fire Island Inlet from the Oak Beach parking lot along Ocean Parkway.
Sunken Meadow was more productive with a *Marsh Wren* by the outflow pipe, and a female *Baltmore Oriole* in the same area. Two Great Egrets were lingering as well. On a belated note, on Monday I had an adult *Razorbill* in Huntington Bay as viewed from Hobart Beach on Eaton's Neck, not surprising given the recent incursion of the species into the Long Island Sound. Also worth noting was a flock of *24 Rusty Blackbirds* feeding along the tidal creek flowing along Waterside Avenue in Northport the same day. Good Birding, and Happy Holidays Brent Bomkamp -- 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/ --
