Yesterday and again today I observed a sizable raft of scoters directly south of "the casino" at Davis Park, Fire Island. They are a bit far out and I got some photos but without being able to look at them on my computer (not until Sunday) I can't confirm the species. Either way, isn't it a bit unusual to see a raft of scoter in July?
Not much else of note in the week I have been here. Some common yellowthroats and yellow warblers are around. An astounding number of grey catbirds and lots of barn swallows. Common terns have been very busy feeding in the shallows of the ocean the last few days - aided by the formation of a sandbar 30 yards offshore keeping things calm and shallow near the surf zone. -- 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/ --
