Encouraged by reports from out east I made my way to the beach. Did a 3.5 hour watch.
Zero seabirds seen, not even distant unidentifiable ones. However there were 2 highlights. In a flock of 4 Royal Terns was a single Sandwhich Tern. Total of 6 Royals seen. The biggest surprise was completely unexpected. I saw 3 swallows far out over the water and watched them for quite a while as they fought the wind and came towards land. Eventually they reached the beach very close to where I was. They were small, square tailed birds with chestnut foreheads and buff throats. All appeared to be Cave Swallows. Lost them as they flew east towards Riis. Only guess would be Caribbean race caught in storm? Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- 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/ --
