Encouraged by Derek Roger's reports of seabird activity at Smith's Point, we headed over to the beach to do a sea watch somewhere on the Jones barrier island. We were surprised to find RMSP open (Fields 2 & 5), and decided to conduct a sea watch from Field 2. We spent an hour looking, with only a lone Sooty Shearwater for our efforts. There were small numbers of Northern Gannets, and Common, Forster's, and Least Terns but not much else. There was much activity on and off the beach, as State workers were madly attempting to get the beach ready for Memorial Day Weekend. Besides an open view of the ocean just east of the traffic circle, the beaches appear to be in good shape (after much beach nourishment from dredging). Its nice to have one of the prime Long Island birding locations open again.
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