When it happened, I threw the dice, jumped in the car, and headed down to Shinnicock Inlet... for who knows what! My usual route of the Quogue Bridge to Dune Rd., and then east to Hampton Bays was out of the question today, unless you had one of those "Duck" vehicles, which Dennis Puleston helped design,for our troops in the Pacific during WW2. I knew I probably wouldn't be seeing much, when I reached the zenith of the Ponquogue Bridge, and due to the heavy fog, could barely make out the barrier beach!
Once at the inlet, I tried walking out the w/jetty, but turned back half way out, because of the big spray generated by the high tide, high winds, and rough seas...and this was from the inside of the inlet! As I headed back to the car, I did find a 1st cycle Kumliens (Iceland) Gull, among the many Herring, and the few Great Black-backed Gulls, swirling about. Again, as I headed back, this time to home, I had a flyover T.V., quite near that magical intersection of Rt.24 & Rt.105, in Flanders. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
