All mentioned below except for the Royal Terns are here so far today. Mike Yuan Brooklyn, NY > On Jul 4, 2017, at 6:03 AM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yesterday's highlights from birding 2 tide cycles at Cupsogue include the > following: > > ARCTIC TERN (1) 1st Summer. > Black Tern (1) 1st Summer. > Roseate (4) Adults > Royal (3) - Eric Salzman (sp) with Eileen Schwinn spotted the first one of > the day. 2 more were seen on high tide. > Western Willet (1) > > About 200 Terns included the expected Common, Forster's and Leasts. Several > Portlandica types, although fewer than I saw on June 30th. > > Shorebird numbers were much lower than the 30th. The Short-billed Dowitchers > and Red Knots seemed to have pulled out with only a few remaining. > > A couple of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers were new - at least from the > 30th. Overall, lower number of birds. > > No sign of the recent Sandwich Tern despite working both the Flats and the > Mussel beds west of the flats. I opted not to check other locations on Dune > Road to beat the traffic out of the Hampton's. > > A safe and Happy 4th to all. > > Cheers, > > -------- > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule > of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ > Frederick Douglass > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu The Art of War > >> (__/) >> (= '.'=) >> (") _ (") >> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > --
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