I visited Clearwater Beach in the hamlet of Springs in East Hampton, Suffolk Cty with my sister late this afternoon (12/25) and found a female Harlequin Duck associating with a female Long Tailed Duck *very* close to the shore. The ducks were first found near some pilings at the mouth of of the entrance into Hog Creek. About 20 minutes later they were entering the inlet.
As we left, 10 (perhaps more) Eastern Bluebirds flew in and were feeding in the conifers in and around the grassy area. Here's the lat/long where the ducks were first seen. 41° 3'1.39"N 72°10'6.00"W Karen Rubinstein New York City/Springs, NY -- 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/ --
