The sandhill crane first reported on 1/4/17 continues at Wainscott Pond. Over the past week, there have also been 2 lesser yellowlegs, a few meadowlark, and at least 9 Wilson's snipe hanging out as a group. At Sagg Pond, the lesser black-backed gulls first reported by Derek Rogers 4/5/17 continue, and today there was a caspian tern on the sand flats, apart from the gulls. There was a whimbrel in the flooded field just northeast of the parking lot reported by Terry Sullivan on 4/8/17. Several migrants at Shinnecock on 4/5/17 (FOS for me, but in most cases already back in large numbers), include: boat-tailed grackle, osprey, phoebe, and oystercatcher, Shinnecock also had common loons and horned grebe in full breeding plumage; lots of tree swallows at Short Pond, along with a few green-winged and 1 blue-winged teal; and a pair of snowy egret at Accabonac Harbor.
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