On a 1.5 mile walk between Essex Ave and Ditch Plains I observed at least 15 deceased shearwaters - almost all of which were entangled in seaweed.
Additionally, there was a long-tailed duck on the beach at Ditch Plains. A dog chased it into the ocean where it swam for a bit before coming back to shore. It allowed for extremely close approach though I did not see any clear injuries. It's obviously healthy enough to run/walk and swim but seemed to prefer the beach where it was preening itself. Also observed were several colonies of bank swallows in the hoodoos. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
