2017 Great South Channel trips - One in July and one in August
1. July 16-18, 2017 (depart Montauk at 6:00 PM on Sunday 7/16/17 and
return 4:00 AM on Tuesday 7/18/17)
2. August 13-15, 2017 (depart Montauk at 6:30 PM on Sunday 8/13/17;
arrive and depart Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard a
After much deliberation I am posting this with 100% certainty. After
hearing of a report of Sandwich Terns at Nickerson Beach. I made my way
down and found a Royal Tern whuch then turned into 3. While scanning the
terns on the beach and flying over the colony a small immature gull
appeared. I notic
There was a pair of Sandwich Terns resting amongst the Black Skimmers at
Eastern Nickerson Beach today.
Also, I heard there were Royal Terns at Nickerson as well (cannot confirm).
Rob Longiaru
Town of Hempstead Dept of Conservation & Waterways
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On a June 4, 2017 tour with 2 birders from South Carolina, we found 76
species by visiting Whiteface Mountain at dawn, Bloomingdale areas, several
areas in Tupper Lake including the Spring Pond Bog Preserve, Sabattis Circle
Road in Long Lake, and nocturnal birding in Long Lake and Tupper Lake. Her
After a brief sea watch at Robert Moses State Park (2 Sooty Shearwaters), I
proceeded out east through bands of rain to Mecox Cut. The first bird seen at
the Cut was a lone Caspian Tern, likely the same bird seen this past weekend
by Mike McBrian. As I scanned the flocks of shorebirds (fair num
Hi all,
I am passing along a report of 2 Sandwich Terns seen at Nickerson around 11am.
2 Royal Terns were also seen. It is now beach season and anyone without a
special sticker will be subject to a ~$35 entrance fee from about 10am through
6pm.
Best,Brendan Fogarty
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A dawn visit to the Shawangunk Grasslands in Ulster county yesterday (6/5)
was rewarded with great looks at the continuing Henslow's Sparrow and
Dickcissel, as well as numerous Bobolink and Grasshopper Sparrows. Upland
Sandpipers were heard calling from the town park side of the grasslands.
What wa