[nysbirds-l] West End/Jones Beach, NY
I took a walk down to the WE2 jetty this morning, then headed north along the inlet and through the Fisherman's Parking Area. Birding highlights included 250 Common Eider on the east side of the jetty, in addition to seven Purple Sandpipers. The recent cold snap has apparently impacted waterfowl - I observed two female Common Mergansers in Jones Inlet. In addition to Corey's 22 American Pipits near the Nature Center (I later observed eighteen), I recorded an additional sixteen Pipits in the median west of the Jones Beach Water Tower, for a total of 34 Pipits (or 38 Pipits). Ocean Parkway Closure Update News 12 LI indicated at about 3:00PM this afternoon that law enforcement authorities will decide tonight whether to continue the search along Ocean Parkway for evidence related to the discovery of the four bodies east of Gilgo Beach. Ken Feustel -- 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] West End/Jones Beach, NY
I took a walk down to the WE2 jetty this morning, then headed north along the inlet and through the Fisherman's Parking Area. Birding highlights included 250 Common Eider on the east side of the jetty, in addition to seven Purple Sandpipers. The recent cold snap has apparently impacted waterfowl - I observed two female Common Mergansers in Jones Inlet. In addition to Corey's 22 American Pipits near the Nature Center (I later observed eighteen), I recorded an additional sixteen Pipits in the median west of the Jones Beach Water Tower, for a total of 34 Pipits (or 38 Pipits). Ocean Parkway Closure Update News 12 LI indicated at about 3:00PM this afternoon that law enforcement authorities will decide tonight whether to continue the search along Ocean Parkway for evidence related to the discovery of the four bodies east of Gilgo Beach. Ken Feustel -- 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/ --
