I was doing something a bit different -- watching the Diamond-backed Terrapins at Jamaica Bay. The good spot for that is the south facing shore along the West Pond trail that's often had GULL-BILLED TERN in the past. One appeared for a little while today, landing on the shore to eat a crab (who'd have thunk that as a tern food item -- well, maybe that's what the thick bill is for). Also around were a few White-rumped Sandpipers and, unusual for the refuge (especially) in spring, a Sanderling. An unidentified Cuckoo flew by at the south end of the parking lot, where a Black-billed was seen late in the migration.
Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- 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/ --
