Tough viewing conditions and an overall slow morning but Mike Scheibel and I were excited to see a fos BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. The rather dull lighting conditions really made this bird "pop." A real beauty. It was rapidly moving about the bayberry searching for insects.
An immature BALD EAGLE was getting harassed by a team of gulls and crows just east of Great Gun. The ocean and inlet were both quiet with the primary species being RED-THROATED LOON. A few distant, loose scoter flocks were seen along the stretch. Groups of SANDERLINGS worked much of the shoreline. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville Http://dereksnest.blogspot.com -- 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/ --