[nysbirds-l] Smith's Point Sooty Shearwaters & Gulls

This evening, I did a seawatch from Smith's Point. Over the course of an hour (6:15-7:15), I tallied 77 Sooty Shearwaters, all heading east. There was a fairly constant stream of these shearwaters throughout the hour, although the action did taper off as the fog rolled in around 7:00.

[nysbirds-l] Westhampton Dunes Seawatch, Suffolk

Michael Scheibel and I did a quick, 25 minute seawatch this afternoon across from the parking area at Westhampton Dunes Overlook County Park. In the 25 minutes of birding we had at least 30 Sooty Shearwaters and around 50 Northern Gannets. It was rare that I'd make a pass with my scope and not

[nysbirds-l] Kentucky Mine Rd May 22 2012

Hi I was up at Doodletown today and then checked Mine rd on the way home and the Kentucky was still singing in the same spot. Bill -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Mecox yesterday

Last night, 21 May, the flats at Mecox Bay (eastern Suffolk Co.) held more than 1000 sandpipers, mostly Sanderlings. Highlights were 19 Red Knot 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd & 3rd yr) 1 Bonaparte's Gull In addition, the CATTLE EGRET was still present along Mecox Rd at the Mecox Dairy in

[nysbirds-l] Recent LI Seawatches

Although landbird migration has been tough to find under the steady easterly winds of recent days, many kinds of seabirds have been conspicuous in coastal Long Island. A two-hour seawatch at Robert Moses SP this morning (with Ken Feustel 8:00-9:00) yielded lots of birds when rain and fog

[nysbirds-l] Mecox yesterday

Last night, 21 May, the flats at Mecox Bay (eastern Suffolk Co.) held more than 1000 sandpipers, mostly Sanderlings. Highlights were 19 Red Knot 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd 3rd yr) 1 Bonaparte's Gull In addition, the CATTLE EGRET was still present along Mecox Rd at the Mecox Dairy in

[nysbirds-l] Kentucky Mine Rd May 22 2012

Hi I was up at Doodletown today and then checked Mine rd on the way home and the Kentucky was still singing in the same spot. Bill -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Westhampton Dunes Seawatch, Suffolk

Michael Scheibel and I did a quick, 25 minute seawatch this afternoon across from the parking area at Westhampton Dunes Overlook County Park. In the 25 minutes of birding we had at least 30 Sooty Shearwaters and around 50 Northern Gannets. It was rare that I'd make a pass with my scope and not