Encouraged by Derek Rodgers' report yesterday of sighting both Red-necked Grebe and Glaucous Gull under/near the Jessup La. Bridge, Westhampton Beach (coupled with my ongoing "Hunt for Red Crossbill") at ~ 2PM, I headed down to Dune Rd. Neither of Derek's birds were still there, but my memory of 3/25/01 was. This date, or on 3/24/01, was the day Andy Murphy found a Thick-billed Murre at that very spot. I saw the bird on the 25th, along with 5 other MBAS (our club's original name) members, including Andy, but not counting Steve Biasetti's young son Thomas, who was asleep in the car. My notes indicate that Andy's original sighting might have been on the day before, hence the question. Heading west, in the hope that today would be RC (and I'm not talking "Cola" here) Day, the only birds of note were the 4 N.Gannets found during a short sea-watch at Cupsogue Co.Pk. I then took Dune Rd. east to Shinnicock Inlet, without connecting with a RC, but I did find a mixed flock of (~25) A.Robins and (9) Cedar Waxwings feeding, bathing and preening in glorious sunlight, as well as an A.Bittern, motionless, on the bay side just past Docker's Res't., until I started to exit the car to get a better picture ! Cheers'Bob -- 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/ --