Yesterday, in dire weather conditions I did some coastal birding specifically in Queens County. Of note, were Surf and Black Scoters right off the fisherman's parking lot at Fort Tilden. A surprise was at least 2 Common Eiders, west of the parking lot, which I tried unsuccessfully to digiscope, but kept losing them in the choppy waves. Streams of Gannets, but no WISP or Shearwaters.
Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com www.flickr.com/photos/birdingdude -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
