Parking is technically illegal along the Ocean Parkway, and in the morning there are many cars traveling to work along it. Many parked cars are bound to eventually cause the police to chase people away, especially during rush hour.
A close suggested parking spot is nearby Overlook Beach, just east of Cedar Beach on the ocean (south side) of the parkway. From there it's a 5-10 minute walk east. Also, although the bird tolerated fast moving cars, it was very skittish if it detected people or cars stopping next to it. For those not familiar with the area this is about a 15 minute drive east of the Jones Beach water tower, in Suffolk County. Congrats again to the Feustels for a great find and timely post. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --