Today, I had the pleasure of birding with fellow ELIAS members, Sally
Newbert & Suzi Stewart. We covered Dune Rd., from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton
Bays to Jessup Lane, Westhampton Beach, finishing up in the middle
of Eastport Village viewing waterfowl and eating piazza.
It was a wonderful day to be
Jones Beach and Pt. Lookout 30 Oct
Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) joined by Stan birded the marina
bar, hedgerow and median Our first LONG-TAILED DUCKS were in the cove to the
east of the marina (seen yesterday by others). The hedgerow had a scattered mix
of White-throated, White-c
To add to Paul's E-Mail about the more standard and expected species we'll be
looking for, this time of year is also a really good one for more longshot
rarities, such as Great Skua, and rare small gulls (notably Ross's Gull, and
the less unlikely Little Gull), and dare I say it but Albatross:
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