Yesterday, after leaving early for the 11 o'clock mass, I spent from 1020 to 1050, at Meritt's Pond, which is only ~ 30 seconds (as the goose flies) n/o St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church ! It was obvious that many of the geese had left the pond already, and continued to do so during my entire stay. One of those groups was made up of only Snow Geese, 1 white and 5 blues. The only other notable sighting was that of a single Cackling Goose, seen while swimming on the n/side "half". After mass, I headed down to Dune Rd, to try once more for a Red Crossbill. A stop along the way at Grabeski Airport produced 1 Kestrel and a flock of ~ 8-10 sparrows, holding at least 5 Fields and 1 Savannah. Keeping in mind the starting time of Super Bowl 47, I checked pines from w/o Cupsogue's p/lot to Shinnicock Inlet, without coming upon a single winter finch. I did see 1 N.Harrier, 1 Merlin and 2 A.Bitterns, all on the bay side. Cheers,Bob --
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