[nysbirds-l] Black-necked Stilt at Cupsogue, Suffolk, LI

[Shaibal Mitra]

While digiscoping a tern on the flats east of Moriches Inlet around 2:00 pm, I 
looked up and was stunned to see a Black-necked Stilt flying past from east to 
west. Hastily stashing my small camera in my pocket, I grabbed my SLR, turned 
it on, and pointed it toward the receding recurvirostrid as it dropped low to a 
marsh island favored as a roosting site by large shorebirds--I thought it would 
land. Unfortunately, in my ineptitude, I confused it in my viewfinder with the 
skimmers and oystercatchers in the area where I expected it to alight. Thus, 
the several photos I managed were neither centered nor focused, but I hope they 
will suffice for the increasingly stringent requirements of local eBird review 
(I noticed today that none of the dozens of Arctic Terns photographed here over 
the past three weeks have passed muster thus far).

Anyway, the stilt did not land where I thought it did. The only other place 
nearby that I thought might be attractive to it was the little dreen east of 
the camper area, but close inspection there proved fruitless also.

Other notables around Moriches Inlet today included two breeding plumaged Royal 
Terns at Pikes Beach, and, on the flats, my first three first-summer Least 
Terns of the season, two first-summer Arctic Terns, and a breeding-plumaged 
hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher, continuing from Sunday, when found by 
Michael McBrien.

Photos will be posted here soon:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/LongIslandMiscellany2013

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore





Washington 
Monthly
 magazine ranks the College of Staten Island as one of "America's 
Best-Bang-for-the-Buck Colleges"

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[nysbirds-l] Am. White Pelican - Stony Brook Harbor (Suffolk)

[Peter Scully]

Did not see this posted here yet.  Dianne Taggert reports on the NY Birders 
Facebook page a WHITE PELICAN in Stony Brook Harbor.  Seen on 6/17 and maybe 
6/16.  Some details on libirds.com.  Not sure about original finder.

-Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern, Nickerson Beach, Nassau Co.

[Benjamin Van Doren]

Hi All,

Another report from Brendan Fogarty! First-year ARCTIC TERN at same locale
as the last, a few hundred feet west of skimmer colony. He was able to get
photos.

Good birding,
Benjamin Van Doren

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[nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern, Nickerson Beach, Nassau Co.

[Benjamin Van Doren]

Hi All,

Another report from Brendan Fogarty! First-year ARCTIC TERN at same locale
as the last, a few hundred feet west of skimmer colony. He was able to get
photos.

Good birding,
Benjamin Van Doren

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[nysbirds-l] Am. White Pelican - Stony Brook Harbor (Suffolk)

[Peter Scully]

Did not see this posted here yet.  Dianne Taggert reports on the NY Birders 
Facebook page a WHITE PELICAN in Stony Brook Harbor.  Seen on 6/17 and maybe 
6/16.  Some details on libirds.com.  Not sure about original finder.

-Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Black-necked Stilt at Cupsogue, Suffolk, LI

[Shaibal Mitra]

While digiscoping a tern on the flats east of Moriches Inlet around 2:00 pm, I 
looked up and was stunned to see a Black-necked Stilt flying past from east to 
west. Hastily stashing my small camera in my pocket, I grabbed my SLR, turned 
it on, and pointed it toward the receding recurvirostrid as it dropped low to a 
marsh island favored as a roosting site by large shorebirds--I thought it would 
land. Unfortunately, in my ineptitude, I confused it in my viewfinder with the 
skimmers and oystercatchers in the area where I expected it to alight. Thus, 
the several photos I managed were neither centered nor focused, but I hope they 
will suffice for the increasingly stringent requirements of local eBird review 
(I noticed today that none of the dozens of Arctic Terns photographed here over 
the past three weeks have passed muster thus far).

Anyway, the stilt did not land where I thought it did. The only other place 
nearby that I thought might be attractive to it was the little dreen east of 
the camper area, but close inspection there proved fruitless also.

Other notables around Moriches Inlet today included two breeding plumaged Royal 
Terns at Pikes Beach, and, on the flats, my first three first-summer Least 
Terns of the season, two first-summer Arctic Terns, and a breeding-plumaged 
hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher, continuing from Sunday, when found by 
Michael McBrien.

Photos will be posted here soon:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/LongIslandMiscellany2013

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore





Washington 
Monthlyhttp://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober_2012/features/americas_bestbangforthebuck_co039461.php
 magazine ranks the College of Staten Island as one of America's 
Best-Bang-for-the-Buck Colleges

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