After taking a friend to the airport I decided to take a quick look in the Jones Beach area for stuff. Not a lot around. Had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Black Scoters, and 4 Pintails at the coast guard station. At Pt. Lookout there were many Red-throated Loons. Other than that not much around. At Cammans Pond I had 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons, several shovelers, and two hoodies. At Merrick Rd. Park I had a large colony of 10 Monk Parakeet nests with more than 25+ birds present at the time. I had never noticed those there before. I also hadn't realized how much had changed since Sandy in this area. I hadn't been down here since before then. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums --
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