Late start on Sunday had me leaving the house at 1500, and upon arriving at the n/s Northville Tpke, between Doctor's Path & Rt. 105, Riverhead ~ 1510, I found Rich Gostic scoping a large, spread-out flock of Canadas - it was nice to match a name with a face ! He hadn't found anything unusual up to that point, and and after a short while, I decided to get another angle on the flock, from the c/o N'ville Tpke. and Rt.105. The new perspective didn't help my quest, so I returned to the original location. Rich was gone by then, but in his place were 4 "weos"...who were looking at a Pink-footed Goose ! Before long, they got me on the bird, and after some pleasantries, were off to the Calverton Grasslands to hopefully finish up the day finding 1, or possibly 2, Short-eared Owls. Making up the 4 "Weos", were Bob Proniewych, Ed Brecher, Bob Anderson, and Stan, whose surname escapes me...sorry !
In case you have never heard the term, "Weo" refers to anyone who was not born an "eastender" (Township of Riverhead, east to the end of both forks). I, myself, arriving in Wading River (from Seaford) in 1968, was dubbed a "Weo" by my new, fellow workmates, after transferring work stations (from Roslyn to Riverhead)...and am still thought of as such - 47 years just doesn't cut it Heading east, I first tried for the Yellow-headed Blackbird, found by Ken & Sue Feustel awhile back, without success. I then headed for Iron Pier Beach, Jamesport to look for the Iceland Gull, which had been reported previously from that location - happily, I can tell you it still is ! Cheers, Bob P.S...I wonder if Rich saw the Pink-fotted -- 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/ --
