Yesterday, Mei Yee and I birded Cupsogue on the falling tide. We had a total of
18 shorebirds species on the flats. There were a decent numbers of peeps around
but we did not get a good chance for flag re-sights due to disturbances from a
number of variables.
The most disruptive was by a young Peregrine Falcon that could not close the
deal on a kill and thus made several passes scattering all the birds.
Before the birds dispersed we managed to get in some counts. The shorebird
highlights included 7 STILT SANDPIPERS (I think a first for me at this site), 3
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and 15 RED KNOTS.
Non shorebirding highlights on the flats included 1 ROSEATE TERN and 1 LITTLE
BLUE HERON.
Seawatching, was yet again non productive save for 1 BLACK TERN which was
heading north just offshore.
Cheers,
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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