At around 9 AM, one Ruff was present along the eastern shoreline of the East Pond, about 1/3 of the way from the north end. This bird was extending his ruff and chasing the yellowlegs away from his favorite mud patches! I didn't continue all the way to the south end, so the other bird may well have been around as well.
Also saw a non-breeding plumage Bonaparte's Gull near the island towards the north end. I thought the exposed shoreline looked surprisingly good for this early in the season, and there were lots of early shorebirds using it! Mike Cooper Ridge, LI, 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/ --
