Hello All, Early flyers today at Smith Point were- 1 Turkey Vulture, one Osprey, 1 American Kestrel, 2 Merlin, a single Peregrine, 1 Coopers Hawk, 3 Northern Harrier, 1 Killdeer, large roaming flocks of Dark Eyed Junco, small passing flocks of American Goldfinch/ Pine Siskin, and lots of distant Northern Gannets. Later day fliers were 38 Bonaparte Gull, 5 Snow Bunting and a Great Egret. I got a call from Dick Belanger who had spent the afternoon along Dune Road. He found a large raft,[200+], of Common Eider sitting off the eastern tip of the jetty at Shinnecock. There were also 5 Purple Sandpiper working the east side rocks there. At Tiana Beach a flock of 16 Snow Bunting were startled by a passing N. Harrier. Good November Birding, Carl Starace
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