As I made my way out onto the Cupsogue flats early this morning, I spotted a BROWN PELICAN on a sandbar to the west. Within a minute, it was flushed by a Coast Guard boat (I hope they accomplished something today besides scaring wildlife). The pelican flew off to the west and I didn't see it again.
Unfortunately, terns were lackluster today. The Black Tern is still around. I guess the next most interesting thing was a first summer Least Tern, which stayed in the company of the Common Terns, rather than the Leasts. After that, you'd have to enjoy variations in non-breeding plumage Commons. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- 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/ --
