The Red-necked Phalarope was still present when I left at 12:30pm. He was very
approachable allowing me to get within five feet! He was foraging as well as
preening on the West shore when I was there. White-rumped sandpipers were the
only other birds worth mentioning at the North end. I could not find a
Baird's. When I traveled to the South end there was 1 Pectoral, 2 Stilt, 2
Western, and 1 Spotted sandpiper. Green and Blue-winged teal were also present
on the pond. A walk around the West pond did not turn up a Marbled Godwit
but had 9 Northern shovelers, Short-billed dowitchers, anotherWestern
sandpiper, and a Northern Harrier instead.
Vinny Pellegrino
www.flickr.com/pellegrinov
East Northport, NY
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've
imagined."
-Henry David Thoreau
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