[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point - Trip Report 1/15/24

I visited Montauk Point today which was un-characteristically quiet likely due to the light Northerly winds. All the usual and expected denizens stopped by: All three Scoter sp., Long-tailed Ducks, Loons galore, Mergs, etc. Extremely light RAZO flight (about a dozen). After an hour of not observi

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Results (Suffolk Co.)

The 94th Montauk Christmas Bird Count was conducted on Saturday, December 16th. This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the first Montauk Count, which took place in 1920. Forty-six participants in five areas counted *134 species* on the count day. This represents our highest total over the las

[nysbirds-l] Montauk shearwaters

While fishing in the ocean a few miles south of Napeague, we encountered close to a thousand shearwaters working the bait-filled water. Most were great shearwater, but there were 50 or more Cory's and a few Wilson's storm-petrels, as well as the expected terns and gulls. The biggest treat may have

[nysbirds-l] Montauk (Suffolk Co) alcids

The Thick-billed Murre and Common Murres continue from yesterday in the inlet at Montauk Harbour. Drifting out with the current then swimming back in Both diving occasionally. Lots of Razorbills as well including one 1st year up on the west jetty. Long Island Sound mirror calm. Surprising numbe

[nysbirds-l] Montauk, Suffolk Co - 21 Jan: multiple inshore Common Murres, continuing high BLKI numbers, etc

Encouraged by recent reports from the Montauk area (many including Pat & Shai's Thursday encounters https://ebird.org/checklist/S126535539), my Dad and I visited the area today, 21 Jan. The clear highlight was two separate Common Murres - a transitioning bird on the ocean below the Camp Hero blu

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Results (Suffolk Co.) - 12/18/21

The 92nd Montauk Christmas Bird Count was conducted on Saturday, December 18. Forty-seven participants in five territories counted 125 species on count day, with three more in the count week. Temperatures on count day ranged from 39 to 45°F with periods of light showers. Lakes and streams were f

[nysbirds-l] Montauk yellow breasted chat

anyone coming to see the Montauk TBMU, we just found and photographed a yellow-breasted chat just by the south road near the camp hero exit. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://w

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point Thick-billed Muure

A Thick-billed Murre is at the restaurant (Montauk Point). Just offshore now at 11:50 am. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVE

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC

I don't get to NY very often these days but I was back for the Montauk CBC (90th). As usual I worked Accabonac, so I thought I'd report my highlights. Owls: the still of predawn meant that we heard Screech Owl at every location. I think our team had 20 Screech, 4 Great Horneds and a Saw Whet. Lan

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC -- Saturday, December 21

The 2019 Montauk Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 21. Teams of birders will roam the six territories in the count circle from dawn (or before) to dusk, tallying as many individuals of as many species as possible. We are writing to invite you to join us on that day and to be

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Brown Pelican - Yes

Brown Pelican previously reported here in Montauk, currently being see with Gulls along the western jetty of Montauk Inlet(N end of Lake Montauk) Eileen Schwinn Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSb

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Field Trip Report (Suffolk Co.)

We spent the morning birding Montauk Pt. and environs. Without a doubt, the highlight was the presence of large numbers of Razorbills flying around the point. In two hours of observation we recorded some five hundred forty Razorbills. The movement was widespread, with good numbers of Razorbills

[nysbirds-l] Montauk LI Seawatch Report

Gary Strauss called in to report the following: Yesterday during a sea watch from 3:30 - 7:30 pm at Camp Hero Montauk. The following notable observations. 2 Manx Shearwater 27 Cory’s Shearwater 4 Great Shearwater Many Shearwater sp. too far offshore to identify. Many thanks to Gary for his re

[nysbirds-l] Montauk pink footed and snow geese

This morning 9:00 am there was a pink footed goose (presumably the same reported over the past few weeks) and two snow geese in a flock of about 300 Canada geese in the field on the south side of Rte 27 opposite the riding stable Jane F. Ross 1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128 mobile: 917-992-67

[nysbirds-l] Montauk

The Point had the usual suspects: thousands of scoter (all 3 species); lots of common eider, and several common and red-throated loon, horned grebe, great cormorant, and 5-6 razorbills. Also, 4 brant, which I don't think I've ever encountered there. There were no geese present at Deep Hollow, but

[nysbirds-l] Montauk to Shinnecock Field Trip Report (Suffolk Co.)

We spent the day birding on the east end, starting our day at Montauk Pt. The point had numerous Common Eider and scoters but very few other species. We missed Razorbill entirely and had only one Red-throated Loon. Hoping it would get better we worked our way back west stopping briefly at Ditch

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Results

The 2017 Montauk CBC (the 88th since the first count in 1920) took place on Saturday 16 Dec and was yet again accompanied by a winter weather advisory, ugh! The snowfall ended around midnight on the 15th leaving 1-4 inches on the ground. Temperatures rose during the day from a crisp predawn 25F to

[nysbirds-l] Montauk area birding notes, Pacific Loon and more

After arriving in Montauk yesterday afternoon, I set about exploring the shores of the Lake in search of the Brown Booby. I found no sign of the long-lingering rarity: hopefully she moved south ahead of the cold weather. A pipit and some Purple Sandpipers were observed at the Gin Beach area, and

[nysbirds-l] Montauk - Brown Booby-Yes

Currently, The Montauk Brown Booby is still being seen , on the red channel marker (#12). This market is to the east of the Maui. Eileen Schwinn Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm htt

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Booby continues

Complete with beating heart and the capacity for flight. Coming back periodically to the Maui, seen from Star Island Rd. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding

[nysbirds-l] Montauk-Brown booby -Lake Montauk

Success! Continuing bird perched on Maui's mast as reported earlier - With those birders independent of a car- check Jitney to Montauk and a local taxi! Dale Dancis Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NY

[nysbirds-l] Montauk- Brown Booby-Yes

Still atop the mast of the Maui - very good views from Star Island Rd, across from Snug Harbor Marina. Eileen Schwinn Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[nysbirds-l] Montauk BROWN BOOBY - YES!

Perched atop mast of sailboat "Maui". Closest vantage point is from the Star Island causeway, but lighting is terrible here. It was just barely visible from South Lake Drive earlier. John Gluth, Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm ht

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Shearwaters

Following up on Nick Bonomo's message regarding shearwaters in Montauk I was able to see about 40 shearwaters. I would say that most were Greater but at least one was a Cory's. Even with a good scope they were a little far out. Best viewing was from the concession stand area and not from Camp

[nysbirds-l] Montauk shearwaters

Many shearwaters feeding just off Montauk PT this morning as we turn the corner to fish offshore. Would be visible from shore, I would think. FYI. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm htt

[nysbirds-l] Montauk pelagic birds on CRESLI whale watching trip 7/9/17

I did an impromptu trip yesterday and was very pleased with the results . We cruised east of Montauk and south of Block Island to where the whales and other sea life was feeding. The Fin whale show was exceptional. Short nosed dolphins were in the hundreds. Cory's and Great Shearwaters were

[nysbirds-l] Montauk - dead shearwaters

On a 1.5 mile walk between Essex Ave and Ditch Plains I observed at least 15 deceased shearwaters - almost all of which were entangled in seaweed. Additionally, there was a long-tailed duck on the beach at Ditch Plains. A dog chased it into the ocean where it swam for a bit before coming back t

[nysbirds-l] Montauk area birding notes

I spent the day exploring the Montauk area, and managed to turn up some birds of note. Nearly 200 Black Scoters were present in the surf south of the cliffs at Shadmoor State Park: a surprising congregation at this time of year. Plenty of Bank Swallows around, and a number of other expected breeder

[nysbirds-l] Montauk update

Black Guillemot continues off dock east side of Star Island. Park at Coastguard station Iceland Gull in flock at west beach Montauk Inlet Paul Sweet | Department of Ornithology | American Museum of Natural History | Central Park West @ 79th St | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 718 757 5941

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Inlet: Black Guillemot continues

On the water just of the Coast Guard Station. Anders Peltomaa -- 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-archi

[nysbirds-l] Montauk King Eider continues at restaurant

Female King Eider is just east of the restaurant at Montauk Point. Sitting with 2 Common Eiders. Tom Burke & Gail Benson -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscrib

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point - King Eider

There is a hen King Eider that can be viewed from below the lighthouse. It's not associating with any other ducks. Aside from 1 Razorbill, nothing else unusual to report. Sean Camillieri & Melissa Murgittroyd -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://ww

[nysbirds-l] Montauk birding: Dovekie, Thick-billed Murre, King Eider, kittiwake

All, Shawn Billerman and I had an awesome seawatch from Montauk Point this morning, highlighted by a nice RAZORBILL flight which included three DOVEKIES and two THICK-BILLED MURRES. A male KING EIDER flew in and landed near the biggest scoter and eider flocks, and we finally got on an adult BLACK-L

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Results Summary

The Montauk CBC took place on Saturday (17 Dec 2016). Early counters faced difficult conditions with low temperatures and a couple of inches of snow. This switched to heavy rain around daybreak that continued through the morning. Teams working on foot were first frozen then drenched. Ugh! Fortunate

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Pt. to East Hampton Birds (Suffolk Co.)

We started the morning birding the north side of the Point from the restaurant. There were low numbers of scoters and eiders on the north side but good numbers of Red-throated Loons and Bonaparte’s Gulls. The highlight of the mornings birding at Montauk Pt. was a first winter Little Gull feeding

[nysbirds-l] Montauk - Thick-billed Murre - Yes

The previously reported Thick-billed Murre is currently being seen, just west, at the very end of the east Montauk Jetty. It is visible from both sides of the jetty. Eileen Schwinn Erin King Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://ww

[nysbirds-l] Montauk LI

Highlights from a full day of birding out east in Montauk Long Island with Tom Burke and Gail Benson. Starting at the point with an early morning seawatch. Many Razorbills were present providing nice views both sitting and in flight. All 3 Scoter species were present in the thousands. Decent nu

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Montauk Point Harlequin & Razorbills

e ----- >> From: Paul R Sweet >> Date: Saturday, February 13, 2016 2:48 pm >> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Montauk Point Harlequin & Razorbills >> To: "nysbirds-l@cornell.edu" >> >>> Among the many scoters and Common Eiders at Montauk Point today >

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point Harlequin & Razorbills

Among the many scoters and Common Eiders at Montauk Point today was a single drake Harlequin and a few Razorbills in singles and twos. Black appeared to be most abundant scoter followed by Surf and White-winged. Huge duck flocks were beyond identification range. Also present a few Gannets, Long-

[nysbirds-l] Montauk

The King Eider was seen after an unsuccessful effort to see the Chat that Eileen Schwinn reported. I suspect morning would afford a better chance. Doug Futuyma Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRUL

[nysbirds-l] Montauk

I birded Montauk today with Rich Kelly and Doug Futuyma. At Montauk Point there were about 25 Razorbills. An immature male Harlequin Duck was off the lighthouse, and the continuing drake King Eider was in the Turtle Cove area but fairly far offshore, seen from the Camp Hero bluffs. An adult Ic

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point 1/9/16

After a successful wild goose chase in Smithtown, I continued to have a great day out at Montauk Point. I crossed paths and teamed up with lots of birders throughout the day, and almost everyone had a spread of excellent sightings to share. My personal highlights included the stunning views of t

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Ash-throated Flycatcher - no

Yesterday and today, birders on the NYC Audubon winter weekend trip to Montauk searched for the Ash-throated Flycatcher at Fort Hill Cemetery without success. A groundskeeper who was familiar with the bird said he last saw it 4 days ago. We did see a Peregrine Falcon fly over the cemetery this

[nysbirds-l] Montauk red necked grebe plus

This afternoon around 3 pm there were many birds at Montauk, mostly the usual suspects.  Of interest was a red necked grebe and 2 harlequin ducks seen from the restaurant.  Following a fishing boat west was a large flock of gulls and some Gannett s. There was also an intriguing bird that looked

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Ash Throated Flycatcher, yes

-- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.co

[nysbirds-l] Montauk- Ash Throated Flycatcher- yes

Currently being seen northwest corner of Fort Hill Cemetery. Park in circle and head to right trail to top of hill, between boulders. Bird is in the thicket on right on path. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWE

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC – Provisional results

The forty-four participants on the 2015 Montauk CBC battled strong W to NW winds all day yesterday (Saturday 19 Dec 2015). Winds were such that the Gardiner’s Island party was unable to make the bay crossing due to safety concerns, thereby eliminating one of the six count territories. Despite the

FW: [nysbirds-l] Montauk - King Eider, Cave Swallows, Western Kingbird, etc.

wards the ocean. Not much on Dune Road. > From: tjst...@gmail.com > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Montauk - King Eider, Cave Swallows, Western Kingbird, > etc. > Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 16:07:52 -0500 > To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu > > Hello everyone > This morning Tim Dunn and I

[nysbirds-l] Montauk - King Eider, Cave Swallows, Western Kingbird, etc.

Hello everyone This morning Tim Dunn and I (Taylor Sturm) met in Montauk this warm December day for some good ol' fashioned birding. In addition to the previously reported WESTERN KINGBIRD, as reported this morning by Angus Wilson, the following highlights were observed: At 7:10 am, an absol

[nysbirds-l] Montauk and west

This morning, I did a sea watch from the Montauk Point restaurant from 7:30 to 8:30 and then for about 40 minutes from Camp Hero. Numbers of SCOTERS may have increased since Brent Bomkamp's report about a week ago: there were at least 2000, perhaps closer to 3,000, among which WHITE-WINGED SCOTER

[nysbirds-l] Montauk snow geese and glaucus gull

Quick trip to Montauk on a rainy, snotty day, but was fortunate to find 26 snow geese and a few killdeer at Deep Hollow, and a glaucus gull and FOS gannet at Camp Hero. *Bruce Horwith* *16 Salt Marsh Path* *East Hampton, NY 11937* *(631) 599-0040* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBir

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Preliminary Results

The Montauk CBC was held on Saturday (20 Dec 2014) and enjoyed both good weather and an excellent turnout of energetic counters from far and near. Scouting efforts before the count produced almost no stakeout rarities and in fact indicated low numbers of birds across the circle, however things came

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Pt., Suffolk County

Joe DiCostanzo just called from the pavilion at Montauk Point where he is viewing a female King Eider among the hundreds of Common Eider. All three scoter species are present and 4 Razorbill have flown past. Cheers, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Christmas Bird Count

Dear Fellow Birders, The Montauk Christmas Bird Count is taking place on *SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20th*. The Montauk Count extends from Montauk Point westward to the hamlets of Springs and Amagansett in East Hampton Township. The territory includes a variety of habitats, and shelters a great many win

[nysbirds-l] Montauk and Mecox Suffolk County Parasitic Jaegers Caspian & Royal Terns

This morning from about 8:15 to 10:30 we watched the terns and gulls off the point and camp Hero. No Sabine's Gull of course but we did have 3 different Parasitic Jaegers - a dark bird, a subadult and a light form adult. We only saw 1 Gannet and a flock of 4 Black Scoters - no BlackTerns, surp

[nysbirds-l] Montauk County Park

Beautiful day for a walk through Montauk County Park but not very birdy: 2 turkey vultures, 1 coopers, small flock of tree sparrows, with the highlight FOS woodcock. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.N

[nysbirds-l] Montauk birds

Some good birds out east seen by me and Bobby Rosetti. The male and female Barrow's Goldeneye were seen well in the southwest corner of Lake Montauk around 10 AM, and an immature Bald Eagle flew over the area. Hook Pond was mostly frozen and a very quick stop had only a female common Merg of not

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point & east end LI birds 2-20-14

A group of us went out and found the following highlights yesterday Lesser black-backed Gull: 1 Montauk Point restaurant + 1 Napeague 2 adult + 1 imm Iceland Gull Montauk Jetty 1 male + 1 female Barrows Goldeneye as seen from south lake drive Field and Tree Sparrows along east lake drive at li

[nysbirds-l] Montauk and Shinnecock Inlet

An impromptu run out to the east end today. At Shinnecock Inlet, one immature Glaucous Gull was seen moving between both jetties. A Great Cormorant was on the tower at the end of the jetty, the Common Eider flock was just west of the inlet, and several Long-tailed Ducks were in and out of the i

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Alcids

Great birding this morning out at Montauk Point, with almost continuous views of Razorbills, 75 total with 13 Dovekies sprinkled in.  A couple of Wyoming birders mentioned seeing a female Harlequin Duck west of the point but I couldn't relocate it.  Prior to getting to Montauk, a quick stop at S

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Birding

Dec. 21, 2013 My wife Betsy and I had an excellent day of birding the Montauk area. Our highlights were: Ross's Goose, Snow Goose (5), Cackling Goose-Deep Hollow Ranch Iceland Gull (2)- Montauk Harbor Razorbills (2), Bonaparte's Gulls, Snow Buntings (40)- Montauk Point Scoters, Eiders (many t

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC 2013: Preliminary Results

On Saturday (14 Dec 2013) a small but valiant band of counters battled strong NE winds, frigid temperatures and steady light snow to survey the Montauk Christmas Bird Count (CBC) circle. Covering all six of the territories that make up the circle we tallied 46,608 individuals of 110 species. The sp

Re: [nysbirds-l] Montauk - Snowy Owl and Iceland Gull.

Sent from my iPhone On Nov 30, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Patrick Hanly wrote: > > Owl behind Gosman's on jetty, gull to the left of jetty. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > From: Andrew Baksh ; > To: Nyc ebirds ; > Cc: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu ; > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Van Cortlandt

[nysbirds-l] Montauk - Snowy Owl and Iceland Gull.

Owl behind Gosman's on jetty, gull to the left of jetty. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) h

[nysbirds-l] Montauk and west: Tundra Swan, Glaucous Gull, etc.

A 2-hour sea watch from the Montauk Point restaurant and Camp Hero early this morning was rewarded by a spectacular number of scoters (20,000 is a conservative estimate), of which at least 3/4 were Black; the rest were mostly White-winged, Surf being conspicuously sparse. At least several hundred C

[nysbirds-l] Montauk to Easthampton

Many thousands of scoters at Poont and Camp Hero, ca 80 percent Black; no discernible King Eider. Imm Iceland Gulls south end of Lake Montauk and at west jetty. With Brent Bomcamp and Stella Miller, L Black-backed Gull south end of Fort Pond Bay, no Snowy at Hicks Island, 2 Tundra Swans on Hook

[nysbirds-l] Montauk

Hello all. Searched for the King Eider this morning, no luck. The scoter/eider flock is quite tremendous. Only one Snowy Owl on Hick's Island. The darkest of the three and the one first found earlier in the week. At the Deep Hollow Ranch pond- Rusty Bb-1 and Purple Finch-3. -- NYSbirds-L List

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Eiders

Was not able to re-locate the King Eider reported @ Camp Hero Overlook despite two hours of scoping huge Eider/Scoter flock, there are hundreds of Common Eiders & thousands of Scoters, all three species, so may have missed King. Good luck if you go. Mike Scheibel Brookhaven -- NYSbirds-L List Inf

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Pt. and Vicinity Report (Suffolk Co.)

Sue and I spent four days out at Montauk doing some birding, but the weather would not cooperate. On Thursday, the best day weather-wise, we found the previously reported Hudsonian Godwit at Sagg Pond. On a rainy Friday highlights included a Cackling Goose at Deep Hollow Ranch, and four Red

[nysbirds-l] Montauk

Finally, birds. Highlights: Red-headed Wp-1 (ad) @ Camp Hero Dark-eyed Junco-1 Although a common species, the number of E. Phoebes was remarkable-25. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBir

[nysbirds-l] Montauk (Suffolk) Parasitic Jaeger, etc.

>From Montauk Point restaurant, 7:30 - 8:45: 1 Parasitic Jaeger and ca 8 Northern Gannets; from Camp Hero bluffs, (:00 to ca. 10:00, about 20 Cory's Shearwaters, 60+ Common Terns, and 1 White-winged Scoter. (Other birders saw more Parasitic Jaegers and Cory's Shearwaters.) Afterward, based on Ang

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point-21 April

Folks, I saw 4 Razorbills from the Point this afternoon. They were on the water fairly far out. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES:

[nysbirds-l] Montauk: Blue Grisbeak

The Imm male Blue Grosbeak remains at Camp Hero in the same location. I observed it at 3:45pm. Thanks Joe!! -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.ht

[nysbirds-l] Montauk and East Hampton: 12 April

Stormy and busy at the Point. From 8:30-10:00 this morning at the Point: Gannet-55 Razorbill-143 East Hampton: FOS Laughing Gull-1 (Further Lane field) FOS Lesser Black-backed Gull-1-adult (Hook Pond, on golf course) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME htt

[nysbirds-l] Montauk: 6 April

Highlights from this morning (full list on e-bird) Montauk Point: Harlequin Duck-1 (drake) Razorbill-1 Turkey Vulture-5 Tree Swallow-2 E. Phoebe-1 TRoosevelt County Park: Common Raven-1 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSb

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Area Report

Date: March 23, 2013 A beautiful day to be out with some great spring sightings. The highlight was a Tri-colored Heron at Third House. The scoter numbers at the Point were only about 100, down from 20,000 last year. We only saw Black and Surf with no White-winged scoters. A few Common Eider

[nysbirds-l] Montauk area: 19 March

Stormy but quiet at the Point. At Deep Hollow (south pasture) there was a single Pectoral Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs. Also, among the Canada Geese was a 'giant' goose, its head/neck plumage exhibited characteristics of a domestic type and a Canada. It had dull orangish legs and was taller

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point and route

A couple highlights today: At the Montauk harbor inlet there were 2 Brant and one first year Iceland Gull. At Flying Point in Southampton there were 3 Piping Plovers and an Osprey near 27. A Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, Dunlin, Black Bellied Plovers and Red-breasted Nuthatches at Lazy Point. At

[nysbirds-l] Montauk sightings, 3/1

There was one razorbill seen from the restaurant patio at the Point around 11:30 this morning and a bald eagle soared over the south end of Lake Montauk around 2 PM. Could not locate the Barrow's goldeneye on Lake Montauk. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.No

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point/ Hook Pond Birds, Monday , Feb. 26th, 2013

Hello All,What a pleasure it is to have a birding day with temps in the forties with the lightest of winds. Last Sunday I had led an Audubon walk that included Montauk. The measured windchill happened to be 1 degree. The five of us exited the cars that day at Lazy Point to try for the Snowy

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point: 14 February

A pair of Harlequin Duck (male & female) were observed this morning at the north side of the Point by Barbara Blaisdell and Frank Quevedo Otherwise quiet. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.Northeast

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Poiint: 8 February

A 2 hour seawatch from the Point this morning produced: 16 Black-legged Kittiwakes. Also, 15 Gannets 6 Razorbills Wish I could get there tomorrow morning. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.Northea

Re: [nysbirds-l] Montauk area: 7 February

Title: Montauk area: 7 February Eric Miller and I birded Montauk Point and vicinity yesterday too, arriving in the morning. We had the same sightings as described below, though we did have a few ~3 Gannets, and slightly more Razorbills. No Dovekie. We also had t

[nysbirds-l] Montauk area: 7 February

A pre-storm visit at midday today. As expected the Point was quiet, Common Eider and all three Scoters in low numbers (50-150), no Gannets, few Common Loons, even fewer Red-throated, a few Horned Grebes, and 4 Razorbills. At Lake Montauk from South Lake Drive I was able to relocate both BARROW

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point: Thursday

Hoping for a great deal of activity following a night of strong southerly winds, I was at The Point early. However, the only species of note was a single DOVEKIE which landed off The Point. Numbers of other other expected species were typical of this quiet winter. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: h

[nysbirds-l] Montauk & Vicinity birding

My last post went incomplete. The Tufted Duck is still there, along with the Eurasian Widgeon and some Redhead Ducks. One tough thing to watch was a Great- black backed full killing and eating a Dovekie. Orlando Hidalgo -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBir

[nysbirds-l] Montauk & Vicinity birding

Hi all; Great day birding yesterday at out at Montauk. We had great weather, mid 50's quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 58 species of birds and 1 harbor seal, although I won't list all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies ( lifer for me ) Razorbill

[nysbirds-l] Montauk & Vicinity birding

Hi all: Great day birding yesterday at Montauk. Had great weather, mid 50's, quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 54 species of birds, although I won't name all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies (Lifer for me), Razorbills, Bonaparte's gulls, Commo

[nysbirds-l] Montauk to Easthampton, Jan. 5

A number of interesting species, mostly reported previously, were found today from Montauk Point west to Easthampton. Together with Tom Burke and Gail Benson, I saw the following. Thanks to several birders in the area, including Anthony Collerton, Arie Gilbert, Michael McBrien, Peter Polshek, and D

[nysbirds-l] Montauk sightings 1/4

Lazy Point lesser black backed gull. no snowy owl in the AM or PM. Kirk Park (next to IGA on west side of town)numerous red & white winged crossbills Montauk jettysurf scoter, great cormorant, purple sandpipers (Iceland gulls not

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Seawatch

Anya Auerbach and I just had 2 DOVEKIEs about 10 minutes apart seen from Montauk Point State Park. Otherwise it is fairly quiet, with small numbers of all the usual suspects. Alex Hale New York City Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME ht

[nysbirds-l] Montauk and East Hampton

Folks: Spent two hours at Montauk Point this morning: Highlights: Dovekie-4 Razorbill-68 Black-legged Kittiwake-8 Further Lane Fields, East Hampton Black-headed Gull-1 adult, among roosting gulls -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBi

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC - Preliminary Results

The 113th Montauk Christmas Bird Count [NYMK] was held on Saturday (15 Dec 2012). Although there were some gaps among the regular participants this year, we fielded six eager teams who fanned out across the abundance of great territory that remains at this extreme eastern tip of Long Island. Collec

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Pt Seabird movement

Excellent variety since 8:30 am incl 5 BL Kittiwakes, 2 Dovekies, 29 Razorbills, 1 Co. Murre, 1 Black Guillemot. All birds relatively close in. Andy Guthrie -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.Nort

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point Kittiwakes and Cave Swallow

Corey Finger and I are being treated to a good showing of Black-legged Kittiwakes this morning at Montauk Point. 12 total with several very close in. Also a Cave Swallow flying around near the entrance to Camp Hero. About 90 Razorbills. Seth Ausubel Forest Hills, NY Sent from my iPhone -- NY

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Pt. Birds (Suffolk Co.)

Birds seen at Montauk today: Razorbills - 350 (from Point to Fort Pond Bay) Iceland Gull - 2, one 1st year at Point, one winter adult at Lk. Montauk jetties. Cackling Goose - 1 at Deep Hollow Ranch with Canada Geese Black-l Kittiwake - 1 at Point in late afternoon Brown Pelican - 1 at Lk. Montauk

Re: [nysbirds-l] Montauk Cave swallow Iceland Gulls

Cave Swallow along Rt 27east of village. 1Red Crossbill Kirk Park. 1st yr Iceland at The point and an ad at Inlet Seafood On East Lake Dr Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2012, at 9:55 AM, Arie Gilbert wrote: > 3+ cave swallows resting on south facing side of house @ end of mineola ave. > Visi

[nysbirds-l] Montauk 11/16/12

Ardith Bondi and I spent most of day in the Montauk area. Highlights included: 2 RED CROSSBILLS (at the airport), a COMMON REDPOLL and 6-8 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS ( just west of the IGA Market in the village). A first year Lesser Black-backed Gull on the jetty at the harbor. At the Point:

[nysbirds-l] Montauk-Lapwings-NO

I searched for the birds late this afternoon in both pastures, Montauk Airport, and Rita's Horse Farm. No luck. If people are out here searching tomorrow, it may be worth searching all of the fields between East Hampton and Mecox Bay south of Rte 27. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.Northea

[nysbirds-l] Montauk

Of note today: Cory's Shearwater-1 @ Point Red-headed Woodpecker (adult) @ Point Clay-colored Sparrow-1 @ Camp Hero. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurat

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