I gambled again on coastal coverage today and it paid off. At RIIS Park, I had
9 ROYAL TERNS loafing on the beach before they were driven away by off leashed
dogs. Exiting the parking lot, I heard the chipping of Sparrows and found a
nice flock of 13 Savannah Sparrows along with many Common Yellowthroats and
Palm Warblers.
Leaving RIIS, I opted to pass on Fort Tilden and headed for Breezy Point. It
was quite different from yesterday with more birds active. 13 Sharp-shinned
Hawks was an indication of a hawk flight of some sorts. Multiple Peregrine
Falcons also noted with 11 Ospreys all heading west. 7 Merlins, 5 Cooper's
Hawks and 3 Kestrels were also observed. Many Northern Flickers were also on
the move and I suspect some became meals for migrating, hungry raptors.
At the tip, I had 3 ROYAL TERNS, all fly by. 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS - adult
and juvenile. Both short staying due to off leashed dogs and the same issue
with 2 adult CASPIAN TERNS who dropped in behind me but was not long after
spooked. 15 Common Terns, 2 Forster's Terns and several Tern sp. too far
offshore to ID, accounted for the Tern action.
479 Great Black-backed Gulls, 245 Herring Gulls, 27 Laughing and 7 Ring-billed
Gulls rounded out the Gull numbers.
Land birds were again scarce but I banged out a few Warblers besides the
multitude of Common Yellowthroats.
Cheers,
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
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Andrew Baksh
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