I spent a quiet morning at Jones Beach birding around the Coast Guard Station and the median to West End. The Marbled Godwit continues as well as a couple of Royal Terns seen on and around the bar near the Coast Guard Station.
Other notables included 3 Harlequin Ducks, 1 White-winged scoter, 1 Surf Scoter and 1 Long-tailed Duck all in the same area. A search of the median with other birders (Sam Janazzo and Sy Schiff) did *not* turn up any sightings of Crossbills, though we did have decent numbers of Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches. A surprise showing was a Ring Necked Pheasant that was flushed as we worked the median. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.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/ --
