Saw the continuing female Barrow's Goldeneye this morning from the small parking toward the western end of Oak Beach Road. Later, in a quest for a closer look at the bird with better lighting, I went to Overlook Beach and hiked east to the Sore Thumb (Fire Island inlet). The views of the Barrow's were not significantly closer from this vantage point, but the angle of light was much better - the bird's all orange-yellow bill really shone. But what really made the 2.5 mile round trip hike worth it was refinding the EARED GREBE found last weekend but apparently not seen since then (2/19). It was tucked into the NW corner of the cove, close to the private docks there, and likely wouldn't be detectable from the Oak Beach parking lot mentioned earlier. Excellent views were enjoyed from as close as 25 yards.
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