The 2nd day, of my at least 40th lifetime diet, was ambitious in it's schedule: 1) Alarm clock, 0645 wake-up. 2) Breakfast, 0655 - 0715. 3) Work-out, "eliptical", Club House Gym, 0730-0753. 4) Weekly Condo Horseshoe Tournament, 0900 - 1050 (won by Pete C. & I) 5) Return home to do chores, 1055 - only 1110...cut very short, due to checking the internet before starting the manual labor - Yes !!!
Arriving at the Oregon Rd., Cutchogue sod field, I found Jody Levin & Hank Bohne looking for the Upland Sandpiper. After awhile, we found the bird off the sod, in the rough grass bordering it's e/side. Pat Palladino and 2 others (names ?) arrived very shortly afterward, with all getting fine looks at the bird. Pat and I then headed west, first enjoying a *roasted* ear of corn (a "lifer" for Pat) from a farm stand en-route, before stopping at a Northville farm pond and finding a Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Sandpipers (both in basic plumage) and a flock of ~ 25 feeding swallows, mostly tree, with some barn among them. We then hit all the sod fields in the Riverhead Trapezium, with ~ 12 Kildeers being the only shorebirds found. Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
