Yesterday, a peregrine falcon was perched on a post about ½ mile north of the western end of the parking lot at Cupsogue. Today, an osprey (with a fish ) landed on the platform at the western end of the parking lot, and a pair of oystercatchers were seen just on the rocks below the seal observation area. Yesterday produced 120 harbor seals; today 136 were seen. Photos are available (of the seals) at http://drartiek-cresli.smugmug.com/Animals/Pinnipeds/Cupsogue-2012-03-18/219 94068_d8Vvjf#!i=1754495627 <http://drartiek-cresli.smugmug.com/Animals/Pinnipeds/Cupsogue-2012-03-18/21 994068_d8Vvjf#!i=1754495627&k=SphX5k5> &k=SphX5k5
The osprey are typically back about this time; the oystercatchers are about 10 days earlier than the earliest Id seen then over the past 6 years Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph. D. [email protected] ( e-mails scanned for viruses before sending) "When the last individual of a race of living thing breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again" ...... William Beebee P Be kind to the environment - unless you need to, please don't print this e-mail -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
