Hi Everyone, Following Sy Schiff's report yesterday, I was at the Coast Guard area before sunrise to 6:30 this morning. There are numerous amounts of shorebirds all over the sandbar and surrounding shorelines - it was actually overwhelming.
Today, most are Semi-Palmated Sandpipers - rest are Sanderlings, Short Billed Dowitchers, Ruddy Turnstones -all in great numbers. Other species included American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, Semi-Palmated Plover (1), Spotted Sandpiper (1, summer resident), Common and Least Terns, Common Loons (2, there were 4 a few days ago), one each of Black Crowned Night Heron, Great Egret and Snowy Egret. I tried to find more uncommon types in the mixed flock but did find any. I did find a tagged Semi-Palmated Sandpiper - blue tag with "UCH" on it. It seemed to have a problem with one of it's legs. Good birding, great to check out if you need a shorebird experience - hopefully someone can spot a rarity in the mix, Rob in Massapequa http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
