Jones Beach West End 14 Sep. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went looking for the Pectoral Sandpiper seen early in the morning in the ponds between the parking lots. Instead we saw the continuing BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and the anticipated AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, our first in the West End this Fall.. There is a layer of water in the ponds now but the edges are still passable, so scope views inside are possible.
When we first looked on the parking lot, there were 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. Later, a group of gulls flew in and I counted 9 plus 2 possible suspects (they were tucked in). Tim Healy reported 10; I'll go with that. The present construction at the Coast Guard Station includes driving piles for a new bulkhead. The startup noise drove the shorebirds and the CASPIAN TERN off the bar, although they later returned. At various times (according to reports and observations) there were 1, 3, 4 and 2 of the big terns there at various times this morning. Sy -- 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/ --
