I should have mentioned that the Brown Booby was heading east. Best,
Derek Rogers Begin forwarded message: > From: Derek Rogers <drogers0...@gmail.com> > Date: July 5, 2012 3:25:24 PM EDT > To: NY Bird List <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu> > Subject: Brown Booby - Cupsogue Beach, Westhampton - Suffolk > > At 2:15, while birding the bayside flats, a sub-adult BROWN BOOBY flew low, > directly across from and over mine and Arie Gilbert's head. > > The bird exhibited solid brown above. There was slight, but not solid > contrast where the birds belly met its breast. > > Arie managed to snap a few quick photos to further firm the I.D. I will get > them up on my Flickr site later this evening and share with the list. > > Stay alert for this bird. Scan the tops of buoys in and around the inlets as > well as on Moriches and Shinnecock Bay. > > Best, > > Derek Rogers > Sayville > > > -- 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/ --