It should be noted that walking out to and from the flats is safest at the lower parts of the tide cycle, especially if taking the short route and especially for those unfamiliar with the area. If checking tide charts, use Moriches Coast Guard Station. Low tide Saturday is at 2:04 and Sunday 2:48. There is lots of room out on the flats for at least a couple of hours before and after low tide, which also means the stint has a larger area available. I believe it was unaccounted for at dead low yesterday, but seen a few hours before and again about halfway up on the incoming tide. Look for a small dead pine tree (or something of the sort) lying out of place on the flats. The area in front of it seems to be a preferred spot.
Also worth a mention that an early arrival gets you in before they collect a $15 fee. Seawatching is something that can be done to fill time early in the morning. A number of shearwaters (of 4 species) were seen late yesterday. Steve Walter Bayside, NY From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arie Gilbert Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 2:03 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Red-necked Stint questions James, take a look at this birding map / info http://goo.gl/maps/U2WQp note that on weekends the lot will fill up early and you may be precluded from entry due to lack of parking spots. best bet is to get there before 8am - check tides too - mostly for access to the flats, rather than when the birds are there Arie Gilbert No. Babylon, NY www.Powerbirder.blogspot.com www.qcbirdclub.org On 7/5/2013 11:55 AM, [email protected] wrote: I hope to go after the Red-necked Stint tomorrow, but I am still confused as to the area dubbed as "the flats" where the bird has been seen at Cupsogue. I have never been here and any more specific directions within the park would be greatly appreciated. Also, is there a certain tide that this bird is more likely to be seen at? Thank you for any information. James Purcell Fairfield, CT -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> eBird! -- -- 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/ --
