Hi Everyone, I was all over the North and South shores today: Jones Beach, Point Lookout, Gilgo, Cedar Beach, Captree, Robert Moses SP, Lake Capri (West Islip), Sunken Meadow SP, Centerport, Huntington Harbor, Cold Spring Harbor, Oyster Bay, Bayville, East Beach (Glen Cove). I usually stay on the south shore, but figured give the north shore some attention for a change,
First, the flops: I did quick but decent searches for the gyrfalcon and northern shrike but did not locate them; no redheads or anything noteworthy on Lake Capri, Sunken Meadow nothing going on at Long Island Sound, St John's Pond (Cold Spring Harbor) and parts of many harbors had lots of ice Had some nice highlights during the day: 7 Harlequin Ducks, small group of Bonaparte gulls feeding in the breaking waves, (and a few seals) at Point Lookout 50+ Canvasbacks, 1 Redhead drake, 1 Green Wing Teal at Centerport - not Mill Pond, but at the pond by the Chalet Motor Inn 1 flyby Gannet at Robert Moses SP a few Snow buntings stopped at Oyster Bay, by Centre Isalnd 2 pairs of Goldeneye at Captree - close for some good pics I will post pics to my blog over the weekend. Good birding, Rob in Massapequa http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
