Hi Everyone, I took a trip out to Montauk and Orient Point before the snow started. I didn't let the snowstorm stop me - I managed 21 species Monday - nothing unusual except a lot of robins - they were the most abundant songbird during the 2 days. (~120) Of course Tuesday was the better day - I focused on the bays and ocean. Between both days had a total of 43 species - highlights were:
King Eider female - west of the jetty at Shinnecock Inlet Great Comorant: 2 on the jetty tower at Lake Montauk inlet, 3 on the tower at Shinnecock Inlet Bonaparte Gull - by the jetty at Lake Montauk inlet Turkeys - 4 North side of Montauk Highway by Wainscott Stone Road Red-Winged Blackbirds - West Lake Drive, Montauk Snow Buntings and House Finches at Orient State Park near the parking lot Red Tailed Hawks (5) and a Sharp Shinned Hawk were along Route 48 and Route 25 - I took a pic of another raptor but need time to ID it Although all 3 scoters and Common Eider were present around most locations, the largest numbers I saw were definitely by Shinnecock Inlet. Common Loons seemed to be everywhere. I tried looking for alcids at Montauk Point but struck out. On an odd note, I only saw 4 House Sparrows and 2 Mallards the entire trip. Good birding, Rob in Massapequa http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ ( I plan to post pics to my blog over the next few days) -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
