The Red-necked Grebe was still present on Aug 1. Hugh
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Donna Schulman <[email protected]> wrote: > I spent 2.5 hours birding Mecox Inlet (Suffolk County) this gray, drizzly > morning, and, as Hugh said earlier this week, shorebird numbers have > increased. I also saw more terns, both in species and numbers than I have > all summer: Common, Forster's, Least, and one BLACK TERN. > > The 11 shorebird species viewed included about 150 Sanderlings, 20 Black > Skimmers, including one with a silver band (numbers not legible in > photographs unfortunately), and at least 8 immature Piping Plovers (pretty > good considering I only saw 2 pairs of adults earlier in the summer; I was > told by the shorebird monitors that there was an additional breeding pair > further down the beach). > > I did not see the Red-Necked Grebe, which does not mean it was not there. > One good thing about gray, drizzly mornings--less people taking their boats > across the bay and parking on the flats. One not so good thing--more people > walking their dogs off leash, despite the 'no dogs after 9am' sign. > > Donna > *---------------------------------------* > > > > > *Donna L. SchulmanForest Hills, NY [email protected] > <[email protected]>* > > > * <http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl>* > > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Hugh McGuinness <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The cut at Mecox Bay (Suffolk Co.) was opened recently, and even though >> it has closed again, there is an extensive flat. Shorebird and tern numbers >> are building. On Monday I saw a WHIMBREL. Today there were two BLACK TERNS. >> The best find of the day today was a RED-NECKED GREBE sleeping in the >> middle of the bay a little east of north from the mud flat. >> >> For those wishing to visit, hassles will be minimized by leaving before >> 8:30 am and arriving after 6 pm. >> >> BTW, dolphins have been close to shore at this spot all week. >> >> Hugh >> >> >> -- >> Hugh McGuinness >> Washington, D.C. >> -- >> *NYSbirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> >> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* >> -- >> > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C. -- 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/ --
