Hi all, Following the pattern of RAZORBILLS appearing in Long Island Sound of late along the Connecticut coast, there have been a few around Read Sanctuary in Rye sporadically over the past couple weeks. I saw five birds this morning, including one group of three together just east of the point. All were sitting on the water, occasionally diving, giving decent scope looks. Razorbills are relatively rare in Westchester county (<10 records) so this is quite a treat!
There has also been one HOUSE WREN lingering in the shrubby areas bordering the lake. Canvasbacks have finally returned to the lake for the winter, although their numbers are still low (I counted eight birds today). Full eBird checklist w/ photos: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9402519 Good birding and happy holidays, Benjamin Van Doren White Plains, 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/ --
