Re: [nysbirds-l] Smith's Longspur - Robert Moses SP (Suffolk Co) - 5/9

[Mike]

Thanks for getting the word out so quickly, Brendan!  With the proliferation of different rare bird outlets it’s easy to miss a spectacular rarity like this! Mike Cooper Ridge, NY Sent from my iPhone On May 9, 2023, at 1:34 PM, Brendan Fogarty <bn...@cornell.edu> wrote:  Hi everyone, Julie Hart forwarded photos of a breeding plumage male Smith's Longspur just found near field 2 (the westernmost lot)/golf course area, found by a visiting birder named Matt Talluto. Photos will be available on eBird later.  Pin:  40.62135, -73.28367 His notes: "West end of parking lot. Take first access road to beach (near golf course entrance). Turn west down beach along the dune fence. Count five do-not-enter (least tern nest area) signs. It was just around the fifth sign. It was foraging in the foredunes among the grasses." Good luck if you go, and please be respectful of the breeding tern/plover restricted access areas and take all the other standard beach precautions.  Best, Brendan Fogarty -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --