A 1 hour and 40 minute seawatch this evening at Smith Point County Park yielded a slow but steady trickle of Sooty Shearwaters.
I tucked myself in along the east side of the Fire Island National Seashore's Visitor Center on the upper level. It offered good wind protection and a nice perch for viewing. I tallied 28 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, some seen just one hundred or so yards off the beach. A relatively thick haze sat about a half a mile offshore restricting more distant viewing. About 75% of the individuals that I noted were heading west with a few birds landing on open water for a quick rest. Hopefully the routine, morning coastal fog that we've experiencing is not the case for tomorrow. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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/ --
