Jones Beach SP and Pt. Lookout 15 Nov. Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, and I (Sy Schiff) found the DICKCISSEL as soon as we arrived at the Coast Guard Station parking lot.. It was cooperative but wary along with the House Sparrows it was with. We then walked to the end of the marina and observed 2 MARBLED GODWITS on the bar. The bar contained a large assortment of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS AND DUNLIN. Of interest were 30+ RED KNOT.
We walked the median and continued to the turnaround. There are almost no small birds anywhere. The breeding birds have left, the migrant don't seem to have come and winter birds haven't arrived. We did see a few HOUSE FINCH and a single female PURPLE FINCH. Joe and I went over to Pt. Lookout--a few COMMON LOONS but no grebes. Off the west jetty were 25-30 COMMON EIDER. No Harlequins yet. 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
