A sea watch from Robert Moses State Park Field 2 this morning at 8:10AM produced eight Cory's Shearwaters and the usual terns and Laughing Gulls. At West End later in the morning there were two Black Terns feeding with a large flock of Common and Forster's Terns in Jones Inlet. Oystercatcher numbers continue to grow - four hundred fifty birds were observed while only two Western Willets were recorded. Fifty-five Red Knots were a good number and Semipalmated Plovers (200) were well represented. There were two first summer Lesser Black-backed Gulls at either end of the WE2 parking lot. I observed the swale in front of the WE2 concession building from the car which appeared birdless (and waterless), but did not cover the area thoroughly.
Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
