The biggest surprise at Montauk Point this morning was a Dovekie that flew in from the south, passed back and forth close below the concession building, sat briefly, then flew back out to the south. Other highlights there included the continuing adult Little Gull (two brief appearances), immature Glaucous Gull, and larger numbers of Razorbills (about 80).
An Eared Grebe on Lake Montauk, visible from the south end, was an exciting new find. The Pink-footed Goose continues at Montauk Downs gold course, along with two Snow Geese, and the number of distinguishable Iceland Gulls at the Lake Montauk Inlet has been revised up to at least seven (two juvs this morning were both paler than yesterday's juv; two distinguishable TYs, an adult-like bird with a dull, black-tipped bill, and a full adult). Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________________ From: bounce-122256650-11143...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-122256650-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra [shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu] Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2018 2:51 PM To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu) Subject: [nysbirds-l] Little Gull+ Montauk An adult Little Gull was present off Montauk Point, Suffolk County, Friday afternoon and again this morning. When visible, this bird has been in loose association with about 30 Bonaparte's Gulls, milling over a spectacular aggregation of scoters and eiders, directly off of the concession building. It has ben missed, however, both last evening and during late morning today. Other notable birds at Montauk Point included an immature male King Eider, an immature Glaucous Gull, and small numbers of Razorbills. At least five distinguishable Iceland Gulls are present at Lake Montauk Inlet, and another immature male King Eider was seen at nearby Culloden Point. Ditch Plains featured a male Harlequin Duck and a female King Eider. Shai Mitra (birding with Seth Ausubel, Bobby Berlingeri, Pete Morris, Mary Normandia, and Patricia Lindsay; assisted by Brent Bomkamp and Taylor Sturm; inspired by Tyler G.) -- -- 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/ --