"A" Longspur has been seen at this spot most of the winter. I have not heard of two there, nor have I ever personally seen more than one this winter,. However, the bird I saw today was about half way between the nonbreeding and breeding pictures as shown in Sibley. Steve's bird was in full plumage. We have either added a new migrant or the two birds don't like each other.
Sy ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Walter To: 'NYSBIRDS_L' Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 7:54 PM Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach and Pt. Lookout 6 April It turns out that there are two LAPLAND LONGSPURS, one in more advanced plumage than the one I think Sy referred to. At the risk of starting a stampede, I'm obligated to show a picture of it (http://www.stevewalternature.com/ , on the recent work page). I would think a lot of people have not seen a longspur looking like this. There are also some nice looking Horned Grebes to look at if the longspurs aren't around. 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/ --
