Hey everyone, My crew and I just refound the Wilson's Plover at Cupsogue Beach County Park. It's quite far out on the flood shoals in the bay. Currently, it's sitting amongst a bunch of mussels on the far NE side of the main large flood shoal out in the bay. Nearly all of the hundreds of sanderling/Dunlin took off toward the back side of the island, however this guy has stayed in the same area for the better part of an hour in the area described.
Best viewing may be from the end of the sandy path that runs from behind a red fence that runs along the dirt road and continues down to the bay. You could also try from the camping area along the dirt road in the park, as it's somewhat of an elevated area. We were on the flood shoal for a PIPL/other shorebird survey when we found the WIPL, and I do have some pictures. The tide is quite low with a ton of mudflats showing currently. Luckily, I was able to put a friendly gentleman named Byron on the bird while he was conducting a shorebird survey for the Audubon Society Good luck! (At least he's still out here). Justin LeClaire -- 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/ --
