Barrier Beaches July 29 Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) birded the marina bar at Jones Beach West End. Arriving a bit after low tide, we found the bar almost devoid of birds and a brief stay disclosed little change. The Black Scoter flock continues. We decided to see what was doing at Robert Moses SP, trying a sea watch at field #2. We stopped off at Oak Beach overlook on the way. If there was any damage from "Sandy", it has been repaired . It is a lovely spot with a half dozen fishermen were taking advantage of the fishing piers.
The sea watch turned out to be a bust with only Common Terns and a few gulls passing to the west. Returning west to the Jones marina, the island now had boats and their occupants encamped. Boating parties, 3; birds, 0. We decided to walk down to the ocean from West End #2. Again, a sea watch was futile. Little Terns still occupy the upper swale, but the rest is completely covered with vegetation. Down on the beach, there were a few Piping Plovers . Sy -- 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/ --
