Pete Morris and I spent three hours seawatching from Field 2 at Robert
Moses State Park this morning starting at 07:00. Despite challenging
conditions, decent seabird movement was evident. Like Angus we saw a
strong movement of scoters with over 17,000 counted during the period,
nearly all heading east to west. Approximately 90% were Black Scoter, with
much smaller numbers of Surf and only double-digits of White-winged.
Unlike observers to the east we encountered fair numbers of terns and
jaegers, with a handful of Forster's, Common, and Royal Terns generally
moving east to west. Additionally, at least three Parasitic Jaegers were
seen, all early in the morning. About 15 Bonaparte's Gulls were present,
showing no clear movement in either direction.
Though no tubenoses were noted during our watch, Taylor Sturm observed a
very close Manx Shearwater from the same vantage at approximately 17:00
heading from east to west. With strong easterlies projected to continue
until 03:00, even the southwesterly winds forecast for tomorrow morning may
be productive if birds are attempting to exit the New York Bight early in
the AM.
eBird checklist here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40200631
Brent Bomkamp
Eatons Neck
On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Angus Wilson
wrote:
> The onshore winds produced a good East to West flight of sea duck and
> gannets this morning but with modest diversity. Highlights of a 1 hr count
> from East Hampton (Suffolk) were 2 RAZORBILLS (more typical of December)
> and a single Corys Shearwater. Absence of jaegers and terns seems
> noteworthy.
>
> Angus Wilson
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