I was with Michael this morning and also saw the Tufted Duck. I thought it would be useful to note that it was not seen among the raft of Scaup and there were no Scaup at all in the harbor.
Good Birding and Happy Holidays Menachem --- On Sun, 12/23/12, Michael McBrien <mcb...@verizon.net> wrote: > From: Michael McBrien <mcb...@verizon.net> > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck (YES) ++ > To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu > Date: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 4:06 PM > As an addendum to Karen Fung's > report, for those who may try to see this bird. . . this > morning, the Tufted Duck continued in Huntington > Harbor. It appeared at 6:58 at the police docks and > flew off at 7:07. It circled around and landed in the > southern end of the harbor, where it was present for almost > an hour. It later moved around, and was relocated on > the western shore of the harbor, just north of the West > Shore Marina. It was last seen from this location when > it flew off to the NW at 8:25, presumably heading toward the > Sound. > > The Spotted Sandpiper continues across the harbor from the > Gold Star Battalion Beach. An adult Lesser > Black-backed Gull was also present with a large flock of > Ring-bills in the southeast corner of the harbor. > > Good birding, > Michael McBrien > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
