Date: Dec. 11, 2014
Location: Jones Beach, Point Lookout, Nassau County
The "200 Challenge Birding Group" recorded 34 species in very chilly and
windy conditions.
The highlights were:
Harlequin Duck - 4 at Point Lookout
Lapland Longspur- at least 2 at the swale, west end 2
Horned Larks- 40
Date: Dec. 11, 2014
Location: Jones Beach, Point Lookout, Nassau County
The 200 Challenge Birding Group recorded 34 species in very chilly and
windy conditions.
The highlights were:
Harlequin Duck - 4 at Point Lookout
Lapland Longspur- at least 2 at the swale, west end 2
Horned Larks- 40
A brief stop at Point Lookout this morning yielded 2 Harlequin Ducks inside the
inlet as well as 28 Common Eider off the main parking lot. Horned Grebes are
certainly in.
At Jones Beach the Marbled Godwit continues with many oystercatchers, Dunlin
and Black-bellied Plover at the Coast Guard
A brief stop at Point Lookout this morning yielded 2 Harlequin Ducks inside the
inlet as well as 28 Common Eider off the main parking lot. Horned Grebes are
certainly in.
At Jones Beach the Marbled Godwit continues with many oystercatchers, Dunlin
and Black-bellied Plover at the Coast Guard
March 1, 2010
The two Lapland Longspurs remain on the lawn between the gazebo and the
bathrooms at Jones Beach West End 2. At Point Lookout two Harlequin Ducks, a
male and a female, were near the middle jetty. Also at Point Lookout was
an American Oystercatcher (FOS), three Black Scoters,
March 1, 2010
The two Lapland Longspurs remain on the lawn between the gazebo and the
bathrooms at Jones Beach West End 2. At Point Lookout two Harlequin Ducks, a
male and a female, were near the middle jetty. Also at Point Lookout was
an American Oystercatcher (FOS), three Black Scoters,
This morning an adult *Razorbill* was present in Jones Inlet as viewed from
the WE2 Coast Guard Basin, perhpas part of the recent alcid incursion. Also
of interest, especially in recent years, was a male American Kestrel perched
in a large deciduous tree immediately south of the turnaround. At
