There were 3 MARBLED GODWITS, a Western Willet, and 15 Royal Terns among
Double-crested Cormorants, Sanderlings, and gulls (Laughing, Ring-billed and
Herring) on the sliver of sandbar above water at high tide this afternoon
(2:30-2:45) at Pike's Beach overlook.
I'd stopped in for a quick look
There were 3 MARBLED GODWITS, a Western Willet, and 15 Royal Terns among
Double-crested Cormorants, Sanderlings, and gulls (Laughing, Ring-billed and
Herring) on the sliver of sandbar above water at high tide this afternoon
(2:30-2:45) at Pike's Beach overlook.
I'd stopped in for a quick look
I too was at Cupsogue and Pike's Beach today, I assume later than Sy et al
(~12:45-3:30, all but the last 10 min. at Cupsogue). I took the same route
out to the flats (RV road, bay beach). I first found 2 MARBLED GODWITS
(MAGO) out on the large sand bar in the middle of Moriches Inlet (north
end,
Pike's Beach and Cupsogue County Park 13 September
Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) parked in the bay side parking lot
of Pike's Beach and walked out to the bay. Directly across on the bar were 12
ROYAL TERNS and a CASPIAN TERN among the gulls. The Caspian flew off to the
west as we
Pike's Beach and Cupsogue County Park 13 September
Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) parked in the bay side parking lot
of Pike's Beach and walked out to the bay. Directly across on the bar were 12
ROYAL TERNS and a CASPIAN TERN among the gulls. The Caspian flew off to the
west as we
Sue and I spent a nice low humidity/bugless morning at the west end of Dune
Road, starting at Pike's Beach. Pike's Beach had the usual shorebirds in fair
numbers with the only bird of note a single White-rumped Sandpiper. At Cupsogue
Co. Park we waded across the marsh drain to take a look at
Sue and I spent a nice low humidity/bugless morning at the west end of Dune
Road, starting at Pike's Beach. Pike's Beach had the usual shorebirds in fair
numbers with the only bird of note a single White-rumped Sandpiper. At Cupsogue
Co. Park we waded across the marsh drain to take a look at
I visited Pike's Beach this evening - nothing spectacular or really all that
out of the ordinary but there were two non-breeding plumaged Piping Plovers,
several Greater Yellowlegs, a small group of Ruddy Turnstones and plenty of
semipalmated sandpipers. Photos can be seen here:
I visited Pike's Beach this evening - nothing spectacular or really all that
out of the ordinary but there were two non-breeding plumaged Piping Plovers,
several Greater Yellowlegs, a small group of Ruddy Turnstones and plenty of
semipalmated sandpipers. Photos can be seen here:
Sunday afternoon (12:30-4:00) I birded Pike's Beach and Cupsogue County
Park, starting about 50 minutes after low tide.
At Pike's there were 39 ROYAL TERNS roosting on the western sandbar,
a mix of adults and juveniles. One or two of the adults seemed to still
be in young-feeding mode (hormones
Sunday afternoon (12:30-4:00) I birded Pike's Beach and Cupsogue County
Park, starting about 50 minutes after low tide.
At Pike's there were 39 ROYAL TERNS roosting on the western sandbar,
a mix of adults and juveniles. One or two of the adults seemed to still
be in young-feeding mode (hormones
The town of Southampton has just opened ( is in the process of building )
a new area just to the west of the bay side parking area at Pike's beach.
It consists of a trail to a bird watching platform with benchs, access to
the mud flats, and a new parking lot off Dune Road Holding about a
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