Highlights from two tide cycles: Starting with the Terns. A smaller mixed flock of Terns than seen over the past few weeks. The most notables being:
1st Summer Black Tern Roseate Tern (2) There was a slight uptick in Shorebirds. With way moreoo Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers than I have seen over the past few weeks. In total 15 species of Shorebirds. Notables being: Whimbrel (1) Short-billed Dowitcher (57) - notable because of the 3 Hendersoni subspecies candidates. I had recorded 1 well marked bird several weeks ago and now there are two additional candidates. One unreadable (stained and dirty) flagged Semipalmated Sandpiper. On the beach side, a sea watch was non productive but I did count 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls loafing on the beach. Cheers, -------- "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --