Not a New York State bird story, but I found this pretty interesting. Birders as far south as Miami are finding hundreds (one report of a thousand) Razorbills with many right along the shoreline.
http://tropicalaudubon.org/tasboard/messages/83183.html According Bill Pranty, there were 14 records through 2011. Some of the photos posted show nearly twice as meany in one shot. Also Black and Surf Scoters. Hardly seems fair to see Razorbills without having to deal with freezing temps and gale force winds. One observer reported one while surfing! Mike Cooper Ridge, LI, NY -- 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/ --
