>From 8:15-2:15 today I birded Cedar Beach (both marina and ocean), Robert Moses State Park, and Captree Island marsh, all on the barrier beaches of southwest Suffolk County. Highlightsin chronological orderwere a CASPIAN TERN seen from the boardwalk at Cedar Beach marina; single BAIRD'S and BUFF-BREASTED sandpipers in the wet swale just west of the beach volleyball courts at Cedar Beach town park (across Ocean Parkway from the marina); a third cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Robert Moses S.P. parking field #2; 4 ROYAL TERNS on the beach east of parking field #5; a Common Nighthawk that I first spotted heading out over the ocean before it reversed course; and 5 Little Blue Herons out on the marshes north of Captree Island. Migrant passerines were virtually nonexistent. Saw two warblers all daya Palm and a Redstart. Photos of the Baird's, LBBG, and ROTEs will be available later at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/
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