[nysbirds-l] 10 Red-necked Grebes - Smith Point CP (Suffolk)
This afternoon I carefully counted 10 Red-necked Grebes on the ocean side at Smith Point County Park. All birds were within a .5 mile stretch along the outer beach. I suspected 1 or 2 additional individuals but 10 was the safe total that I managed after several sweeps with my scope. At one point there were 7 birds in one binoc view. The birds were diving very close to shore within the surf zone beneath a small feeding frenzy of Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. I suspect they were taking advantage of debris drifting from the nearby dredge project toward the east. Several Horned Grebe, Common Loons, and Red-breasted Merganser were also in the mix. I also scoped the various portions of open water in Moriches Bay but failed to come up with any additional Red-necked Grebes. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[nysbirds-l] 10 Red-necked Grebes - Smith Point CP (Suffolk)
This afternoon I carefully counted 10 Red-necked Grebes on the ocean side at Smith Point County Park. All birds were within a .5 mile stretch along the outer beach. I suspected 1 or 2 additional individuals but 10 was the safe total that I managed after several sweeps with my scope. At one point there were 7 birds in one binoc view. The birds were diving very close to shore within the surf zone beneath a small feeding frenzy of Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. I suspect they were taking advantage of debris drifting from the nearby dredge project toward the east. Several Horned Grebe, Common Loons, and Red-breasted Merganser were also in the mix. I also scoped the various portions of open water in Moriches Bay but failed to come up with any additional Red-necked Grebes. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
