Hit a few spots between errands yesterday / today: Had a CACKLING GOOSE and a drake REDHEAD this morning among over 1,000 waterfowl on Agawan Lake in Southampton (no Pochards present I'm afraid). Cooper's Neck Pond was completely frozen, while Halsey Neck Pond had just a few duck and 5 Pied-billed Grebes.
The East side of Shinecock Bay was fairly quiet but a Peregrine was noteworthy. Large numbers of American Robins and a few Cedar Waxwings are obvious along the barrier beaches. The SNOWY OWL continues at Hick's Island but can be hit or miss. 'Larry' the LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL is also present at Lazy Point. Still lots of Crossbills of both species in Montauk - had both species at Kirk Park and several other spots around Montauk. The gull collection at the South end of Lake Montauk is still hopping with many Bonaparte's and the 1st-Winter BLACK-HEADED GULL still present (yesterday and today). It took us nearly a month to pin this bird down but hopefully it will perform better for folks now as it's been a difficult bird up until now. Two BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (found by Peter Polshek) were also visible from South Lake Drive this afternoon. Two ICELAND GULLS were present at the Lake Montauk Inlet yesterday along with 3 GREAT CORMORANTS and some Purple Sandpipers. The Point / Camp Hero have all the usual suspects but numbers aren't great. Still lots of Razorbills but no Dovekies for a week or so now. American Tree Sparrows are 'back with a vengeance' this year after being quiet scarce for a number of years Out East. I've seen them in 6 spots on Montauk over the past few days. -- 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/ --
