Took a short trip down Dune Rd to check out birds and to see the aftermath of the storm surges reported for the area. The former was decent, but not much unexpected. In terms of the storm damage, the road had been reopened, but there were clear signs of overwash and badly damaged dunes.
Back to the birds: common eider and a few cormorant at the inlet; red-breasted and hooded mergs in the bay; a few yellow-rumped warblers and 1 savannah sparrow among many song sparrows and a few white-throated sparrows along the road. Best birds were the bittern and peregrine falcon. No snowy owls, but a nice outing, with what is now an obligatory stop at Tony's Asian Fusion for some great Thai food. *Bruce Horwith* *16 Salt Marsh Path* *East Hampton, NY 11937* *(631) 599-0040* -- 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/ --
