Today I helped Dave and Meg Hedeen cover Smith Point County Park for the rescheduled Central Suffolk CBC, and we were joined for most of that time by Peg Heart (sp?). Highlights (in no particular order) were as follows:
Razorbill- 14 (all sitting on the water from two different points, including 11 in a tight group) Common Redpoll- 1 (calling westbound flyover) Black-legged Kittiwake- 1(adult flying east not that far from shore) Orange-crowned Warbler- 3 (all to the east of the main parking lot) American Woodcock- 1 (flushed from a field edge near the base of the bridge) Common Eider- 32 Red-throated Loon- 122 Snow Bunting- 115 Boat-tailed Grackle- 74 Swamp Sparrow- 3 White-winged Scoter- 11 "Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow- 8 American Pipit- 4 Northern Gannet- 1 Another interesting sight was a small mixed flock of ducks that flew west which consisted of a single Surf Scoter and 4 Ruddy Ducks. Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, 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/ --
