Hey all, The PIPL crew and I just found a male American Avocet in the "hazardous area" impoundment at Smith Point County Park (my "third" usage refers to the two that Andrew found earlier at Jamaica Bay). The impoundment is about 3.5 miles east of the parking area at Smith Point, and another couple miles west of Moriches Inlet. There were also at least 5 Stilt Sandpipers counted in the impoundment and hundreds of peeps and dowitchers seen before a peregrine spooked everything off. Luckily, the avocet has returned.
Note- there is still no driving on the beach. Should be open soon though! Justin LeClaire -- 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/ --
