Realizing that this weekend was the last window for spring Shorebird surveys. I
birded Cupsogue LI working two tide cycles.
Beginning on the falling tide, I stayed on the flats throughout the day into
the rising afternoon tide. The highlights were two Arctic Terns, 1 adult and 1
first summer bird, 3 Roseate Terns, all adults and 1 Royal Tern that put in a
late appearance. There was also a 1st summer Least Tern which is always nice to
see.
While I did not pick up any Black Terns, there were 8 Forster's Terns and over
200 Common Terns. The Common Tern flock had some variation in age including a
couple of "Portlandica" types. It was fun to work through the birds there today
with little to no disturbance.
As far as shorebirds: today, there were more shorebirds than last week;
however, the numbers remain small and nothing out of the ordinary was observed.
An abbreviated sea watch early this morning was non productive.
Cheers,
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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