[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Dovekie off Montauk Point
The passing storm left the South Fork of Long Island (Suffolk Co.) bruised and battered, with flooded roads, lots of damaged or felled trees and a few downed telephone lines. The ocean swell was majestic as viewed from the Montauk Point restaurant overlook, with 20-30 ft rollers passing over the reef in front of the lighthouse. Viewing conditions were OK at first but as the wind dropped a light fog settled in over the entire area. Surfers found good waves off Culloden Point on the north side of the peninsula. The highlight of my morning was a *DOVEKIE* that flew right into Turtle Cove (south side of Point), made a wide circle and flew out again! It was close enough to see the tiny bill and dusky underwings. I scanned the area for a further hour but did not relocate it. Other birds of note off the Point were 3 *RAZORBILL*, 2 different adult *KUMLEIN'S ICELAND GULLS* and a 4th-winter type *LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*. Many large gulls were cruising up and down the shoreline making quick work of edibles that had been ripped up off the bottom. Three Bonaparte's Gulls off Camp Hero were only ones I saw today. Of local interest, thirty-three *RING-NECK DUCK* were on Tuthill's Pond (almost connected to the ocean by flooding) and four *CANVASBACK* were on Fort Pond. The 2nd basic-type *GLAUCOUS GULL *that I saw yesterday was back on Further Lane in East Hampton and 4 *TUNDRA SWAN* were with 3 Mute Swan in fields between Highland Terrace and Sag Main Street in Sagaponack. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Dovekie off Montauk Point
The passing storm left the South Fork of Long Island (Suffolk Co.) bruised and battered, with flooded roads, lots of damaged or felled trees and a few downed telephone lines. The ocean swell was majestic as viewed from the Montauk Point restaurant overlook, with 20-30 ft rollers passing over the reef in front of the lighthouse. Viewing conditions were OK at first but as the wind dropped a light fog settled in over the entire area. Surfers found good waves off Culloden Point on the north side of the peninsula. The highlight of my morning was a *DOVEKIE* that flew right into Turtle Cove (south side of Point), made a wide circle and flew out again! It was close enough to see the tiny bill and dusky underwings. I scanned the area for a further hour but did not relocate it. Other birds of note off the Point were 3 *RAZORBILL*, 2 different adult *KUMLEIN'S ICELAND GULLS* and a 4th-winter type *LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*. Many large gulls were cruising up and down the shoreline making quick work of edibles that had been ripped up off the bottom. Three Bonaparte's Gulls off Camp Hero were only ones I saw today. Of local interest, thirty-three *RING-NECK DUCK* were on Tuthill's Pond (almost connected to the ocean by flooding) and four *CANVASBACK* were on Fort Pond. The 2nd basic-type *GLAUCOUS GULL *that I saw yesterday was back on Further Lane in East Hampton and 4 *TUNDRA SWAN* were with 3 Mute Swan in fields between Highland Terrace and Sag Main Street in Sagaponack. -- Angus Wilson New York City The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
