I just received an update and photos from Bobby Rossetti that indeed a young male King Eider was seen along Long Island Sound at Caumsett State Park between thefisherman’s parking lot and the area just past the pond to the east at low tide earlier today. It is evidently working its way up and down the shoreline. Photos from Bobby are posted to my flickr account with his permission https://www.flickr.com/gp/80885180@N07/2qXH3D. Please note I refrained from reposting original WhatBird King Eider photo which Ethan Maitra referenced due to possible copyright issues. A) I do not know the usability status of images submitted to WhatBird b) I do not even know who the original finder of the eider is and C) I did not know how to contact them in order to get proper permission. It was and likely still is available through the WhatBird site which can be viewed by making a "dummy account". Thank you Shai and Matthew for providing the updates on over-summering and breeding ducks on Long Island and for Bobby for confirming the bird's presence. Good Birding, Menachem
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