Yesterday Sandy Hunter found a *CATTLE EGRET* at the Mecox Dairy in Watermill (Suffolk). I took at look this afternoon and after a short wait saw the egret fly into the pasture alighting amongst the herd of Jersey cows. I stopped by again a little later but this time there were 3 Cattle Egrets walking around together! Go figure. An *AMERICAN (BUFF-BELLIED) PIPIT *was also in the field.
The first winter *BLACK-HEADED GULL* reported earlier today by Hugh McGuinness was still on the sand flat at Mecox Inlet and a juvenile *AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER *was in the field off Bridge Lane in Sagaponack, just east of bridge over the pond. The Black-headed Gull may be the same as one seen at the same spot on 23 Oct by John Shemilt. Six Brant were the only other birds of note at the inlet. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
