For those of you anxiously awaiting word. I just spoke to Michael McBride who with his dad had the Elegant Tern drop in at the Cupsogue just as they were leaving the flats.
They managed to get the word out to birders who had staked out Tiana Beach and some managed to get over in time while others did not. As evidenced by today's sighting, this bird could show up in either sites or other locations along Dune Road and requires some teamwork. Yesterday I acted as a look out on the Cupsogue Flats all afternoon until the bird was re-found late in the afternoon at Tiana Beach through the combined effort of Tom Burke, Gail Benson, Isaac Grant and Seth Wollney who combed Dune Road all day checking various sites. If folks have are teaming up for this bird, I suggest covering both and or other locations along the road. Good luck, use team work and don't forget to exchange cell #'s. Michael will very likely post a more detailed report later. Best, Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
