Doug Gochfeld and I visited Breezy Point mid-morning in mild and relatively windless conditions. Visibility was excellent and surface conditions on the bay and ocean were glass-like. The lack of wind allowed for some good ear birding as well and there were plenty of lingering half-hardies.
Highlights include: 9 Razorbill 2 Red-necked Grebe 180 Surf Scoter 850 White-winged Scoter 140 Black Scoter 5 Common Eider 1 Bald Eagle (juvenile) 1 Horned Lark 12 Snow Bunting 8 Tree Swallow 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 Gray Catbird 7 Field Sparrow The full eBird checklist can be viewed here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S63136927 Good Birding, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- 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/ --
