Afternoon fishing trip behind Gardiner's Island provided bluefish, fluke
(dinner) and great views of 3 Cory's shearwater and a Wilson's
storm-petrel. The shearwater among dozens of common terns feeding on bait
that was sporadically being busted up by cocktail blues. I'm sure those
birds know what
Afternoon fishing trip behind Gardiner's Island provided bluefish, fluke
(dinner) and great views of 3 Cory's shearwater and a Wilson's
storm-petrel. The shearwater among dozens of common terns feeding on bait
that was sporadically being busted up by cocktail blues. I'm sure those
birds know what
Yesterday around noon 3 of them about 3 miles SW of Montauk Lighthouse and
2 around 2PM a mile west of Gardiners Island.
Orhan Birol
Shelter Island
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Yesterday around noon 3 of them about 3 miles SW of Montauk Lighthouse and
2 around 2PM a mile west of Gardiners Island.
Orhan Birol
Shelter Island
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Because recent sea-watching along the south shore of Long Island has not
been very productive, I was heartened to see a fairly distant Cory's
Shearwater from the Shinnecock Inlet overlook at about 7 p.m. this evening.
What may have been the same bird appeared about 8 minutes later,
considerably
Because recent sea-watching along the south shore of Long Island has not
been very productive, I was heartened to see a fairly distant Cory's
Shearwater from the Shinnecock Inlet overlook at about 7 p.m. this evening.
What may have been the same bird appeared about 8 minutes later,
considerably
Mark French and I were on the beach at Field #2 at 5:45AM. The show did not
begin until 7:34AM, when the first of 35 CORY'S SHEARWATERS passed - all
were heading east to west. A single MANX SHEARWATER passed - west to east,
a few minutes after the first Cory's. The Cory's were still moving when we
Mark French and I were on the beach at Field #2 at 5:45AM. The show did not
begin until 7:34AM, when the first of 35 CORY'S SHEARWATERS passed - all
were heading east to west. A single MANX SHEARWATER passed - west to east,
a few minutes after the first Cory's. The Cory's were still moving when we
