Sue and I talk a walk down to the Jone Inlet jetty this morning from the southwest corner of the WE2 parking lot. On the way down to the beach we encountered an Orange-crowned Warbler with a group of Yellow-rumped Warblers. There were a good number of gulls near the jetty, with Laughing Gulls, Bonaparte's Gulls, and the usual large gulls present in the feeding flock. On the jetty was a single Purple Sandpiper. While walking along the jetty a Hudsonian Godwit flew over our heads and landed on the beach. The bird, a molting adult, has an injured left leg that awkwardly angles forward when the bird flies. While on the beach it preferred a sitting position, and while sleeping could easily be missed.
Ken & Sue 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/ --
