Date: Oct. 12, 2013 The BBG (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) birding class recorded 38 species during our trip at Jones Beach. The day started off very slowly with few birds on the sandbar at the Coast Guard station. The tides were wrong so we revisited this area later with better tides. I'm very glad we did because with high tide approaching we saw: Royal Tern (3), Oystercatchers (100), Red Knot (4), Dunlin (x), Sanderling (x), Short-billed Dowitchers (2), Black Skimmer (3), Black-bellied Plover (15). For landbirds the highlight was a Clay-colored Sparrow mixed in with Chipping Sparrows at the picnic area of Zacks Bay. The only hawks seen today were three Northern Harriers. Best Joe --
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