Jones Beach West End 16 Nov There were both BLACK and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS moving both east and west along the ocean. A male HARLEQUIN DUCK was at the end of the jetty. (Another Harlequin was reported from the Pt. Lookout side.) A flotilla of fishing boats was out on the horizon surrounded by a feeding frenzy of hundreds of sea birds too far out to ID, but presumably Gulls. Some GANNETS were closer in.
In the median, PINE SISKIN, EASTERN GOLDFINCH and a few PURPLE FINCHES were feeding on pine cones. As reported earlier, the COMMON GROUND-DOVE continues. Sy Schiff -- 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/ --
