Today, the weather left much to be desired; however, I still had good
success with birds on the South Fork of Long Island.
Early this morning at Mecox Bay, two Stilt Sandpipers were seen among
a good concentration of the more common shorebirds. Just before the
showers began, two Cory's
Late this afternoon at JBWE the heavy rain had created a number of temporary
pools of standing water attractive to shorebirds. A total of sixteen species of
shorebirds were observed at WE2, including Pectoral(1) White-rumped (3), and
Stilt (6) Sandpipers at a pool of standing water in the
At 12:30, I found a Western Kingbird at the Deep Hollow Ranch on the
south side of Montauk Highway. It is frequenting the last wire
fenceline in the far southeast corner of the field (currently in the
area of the goose flock). It occasionally flies to the ground and is
not visible for
At 12:30, I found a Western Kingbird at the Deep Hollow Ranch on the
south side of Montauk Highway. It is frequenting the last wire
fenceline in the far southeast corner of the field (currently in the
area of the goose flock). It occasionally flies to the ground and is
not visible for
Late this afternoon at JBWE the heavy rain had created a number of temporary
pools of standing water attractive to shorebirds. A total of sixteen species of
shorebirds were observed at WE2, including Pectoral(1) White-rumped (3), and
Stilt (6) Sandpipers at a pool of standing water in the
