[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

I once again checked out the West End of Jones Beach this morning from about 8-10. *Brant *were seen along with a flock of Canada Geese between the bathrooms and the gazebo. *Merlins* were in good numbers and I spotted one *Cooper's Hawk*. A fair number of *Golden-crowned kinglets* were feeding

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

I visited the West End of Jones Beach this morning and was happy to see the mosquitoes mostly gone. The spit near the Coast Guard station held over 100 Oyster Catchers and lots of DC Cormorants. Throughout the median were Northern Flickers, Crows, Northern Mockingbirds, Yellow-rumped Warblers and

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

I stopped at JB coast guard station around 11:30 and saw a juvenile Summer Tanager near the gazebo (east of parking lot). Interesting, considering Summer Tanager posting at Fort Tilden/Riis Park There was a clay-colored sparrow (with two eyes) in the hedgerow (fence side) mixed with White-thro

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End and SoFo Sunday

Yesterday I visited the West End of Jones Beach between 6:30 and 7. I saw a good number of black skimmers on the sand bar near the coast guard station and a few merlins flying around. The highlight was a buff-breasted sandpiper in the median of the exit at the ocean parking lot. After leaving Jo

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

I was at West End 2 yesterday around 1:00PM and saw (1) Baird's Sandpiper and (1) Buff-Breasted sandpiper on the edge of the swale (closest to the ocean). The day before, on Wednesday there was one tern, a Caspian Tern among a small group of GBB gulls in the swale. It stayed for a short time an

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

Quite a number of shore birds this morning with semipalmated plover in greatest numbers, many black bellied plovers and semipalmated sandpipers also. Best was a flyover whimbrel seen by several other birders first. Pat Jones, Massapequa, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirdi

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Hi all, This afternoon, Mary Beth Billerman and I took a trip down to West End to see what shorebirds we could turn up. It was approaching high tide, and between the tide and the people on the island, there were no shorebirds evident on the small island by the Coast Guard Station. We then went t

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End - Nassau County

I took a quick drive around the west end after the rains around 4:30-5 PM. Thrashers are in, and there was a Meadowlark along the edge of the westernmost entrance to WE2. Some distant terns north of the CG Station were probably Forster's, but I couldn't tell. The bad news is that some mosquitoe

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End (Nassau Co.) 4/15

Hi everyone,   A total of 7 Harlequin Ducks (including 3 drakes) were present at the West End 2 jetty this afternoon (4/15). Not much else of note in the dunes except for a singing Swamp Sparrow and a Barn Swallow among the many Trees.   >From the Meadowbrook Parkway, mostly around the Jones Beac

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach/West End/Twin Lakes/Massapequa

We went today (early afternoon) to Jones Bech and we saw the Longspur (about 1-2PM) with the group of Horned Larks in the area next to the parking to the right before the main entrance to the Cost Guard Station. There were several birders and a bird photographer. I took some pictures too: ht

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach/West End/Twin Lakes/Massapequa

My Brother and I decided to head out to JB. Stopped at the CG station where we saw 20-30 Horned larks on the "Longspur" field adjacent to the parking lot. Didn't see any Longspurs this time though. The group of BH cowbirds was still there also. WE field 2 was closed so we headed to the TR san

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach / West End - Lapland Longspur, Iceland Gull

I birded Jones Beach / Jones Beach West End 9:30AM-12:00PM.   Cold biting wind was a bit of a hinderance.    The Lapland Longspur,  associating rather loosely with Horned Larks on the lawn adjacent to the Coast Guard Station, continues.  I checked the shell field adjacent to the Theodore Rooseve

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

No Longspur, but a good collection of sparrow like birds from 8-10:30 I (Dave Klauber), saw the following this morning, with Joe V for the 1st hour. 3 Field Sparrows - next to the CG Station fence behind the hedgerow 4 White-crowned Sparrows - all immature, at the entrance on the bay Parkway 1

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End LBB Gulls & Whimbrels

As reported Monday by Brendan Fogarty, the clam kill persists. Combined with the dune lagoons created by Bill made for excellent birding. The highlights were two Lesser Black-backed on the beach. One 1st year, one older. Four Whimbrel. One in a lagoon before the base of the jetty and three flybys

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End this morning

Birds on the spit at the Coast Guard Station this morning around the high tide included 2 royal terns, 4 black terns, a long-billed dowitcher, and 9 western willets. Seth Ausubel Forest Hills, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.Northeast

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

Jones Beach West End 27 July After the weekend activities, the island in front of the marina was free of boaters, sunbathers and campers. There were 11 species of shorebirds including 100 American Oystercatchers (I counted 104); 50+Black-bellied Plover; 20 Red Knot, some still in plumage, a do

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