Today, the weather left much to be desired; however, I still had good
success with birds on the South Fork of Long Island.
Early this morning at Mecox Bay, two Stilt Sandpipers were seen among
a good concentration of the more common shorebirds. Just before the
showers began, two Cory's Shearwaters were seen on the ocean along
with a Northern Gannet. Overall, many locations visited later in the
day featured limited visibility and thick fog. Still, during a brief
clearing in the late afternoon, I saw two Greater Shearwaters and a
single Cory's Shearwater at Shinnecock Inlet.
As I reported earlier, I found a Western Kingbird around 12:30 in the
south pasture of the Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk. The kingbird was
often seen perched on the wire fences in the far southeast corner of
the pasture; it seemed to prefer the farthest pasture fence just
before the perimeter fencing. The kingbird was still there when we
left the Montauk area around 2:15.
There was little activity off Montauk Point around mid-day. However,
I did record seasonally good numbers of seaducks including 41 Common
Eiders in the rocky surf at the Point as well as 9 more Common Eiders
and a male White-winged Scoter at Camp Hero.
Good birding,
Michael McBrien
East Patchogue
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