The highlight of birding at Montauk Pt. Thursday morning was the large, continuing flight of Razorbills. In 2.5 hours of birding at the Point and Camp Hero State Park we recorded 9,015 Razorbills, the number once again exceeding the total count of the three scoters and Common Eider at this location. Unlike earlier reports, the Razorbills did not linger near shore, although easily visible with a spotting scope. One would think that there must be another species of alcid in this blizzard of birds, however we managed to miss out on this possibility. Birds of interest included a single Black-legged Kittiwake and a single Iceland Gull at the Point, a Red-necked Grebe at Culloden Point, and a Yellow-breasted Chat at Hither Hills State Park east campground (Site i8). We missed Bonaparte’s Gull and Horned Grebe completely until we got to Hither Hills. All in all a beautiful day on the south fork, and an ideal day for those lucky birders doing their annual CBC’s.
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