[nysbirds-l] "Birds and Mammals of Namibia and Botswana" - Queens County Bird Club Presentation this Wednesday, Nov 15

[Nancy Tognan]

The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental 
Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362  >Map of location< 
   

at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, November 15, 2017.  Free admission.  Refreshments 
served.

QCBC member Karlo Mirth will present "Birds and Mammals of Namibia and 
Botswana."   
In October, 2015, QCBC members Karlo and Alison Mirth embarked on a 
customized safari of Namibia and Botswana - just the two of them plus a guide.  
The areas that they visited include the Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Etosha 
National Park, the Erongo Mountains, the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, 
and Victoria Falls.   Join us as Karlo tells the story of this adventure of a 
lifetime!
Public transit users:  Meeting location is one mile from the Bayside LIRR 
station;  you may either walk, take the Q12 bus, or use car service located at 
the station.

 Nancy Tognan 

nancy.tog...@gmail.com 

Vice President, Queens County Bird Club 

 

See http://www.qcbirdclub.org   for more 
information on trips, speakers, and other events.

See our 'Birding Maps & Locations' page for directions to and info about many 
local birding hotspots


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[nysbirds-l] "Birds and Mammals of Namibia and Botswana" - Queens County Bird Club Presentation this Wednesday, Nov 15

[Nancy Tognan]

The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental 
Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362  >Map of location< 
   

at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, November 15, 2017.  Free admission.  Refreshments 
served.

QCBC member Karlo Mirth will present "Birds and Mammals of Namibia and 
Botswana."   
In October, 2015, QCBC members Karlo and Alison Mirth embarked on a 
customized safari of Namibia and Botswana - just the two of them plus a guide.  
The areas that they visited include the Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Etosha 
National Park, the Erongo Mountains, the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, 
and Victoria Falls.   Join us as Karlo tells the story of this adventure of a 
lifetime!
Public transit users:  Meeting location is one mile from the Bayside LIRR 
station;  you may either walk, take the Q12 bus, or use car service located at 
the station.

 Nancy Tognan 

nancy.tog...@gmail.com 

Vice President, Queens County Bird Club 

 

See http://www.qcbirdclub.org   for more 
information on trips, speakers, and other events.

See our 'Birding Maps & Locations' page for directions to and info about many 
local birding hotspots


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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun., Nov. 12, 2017 - Cooper's Hawks, Field Sparrow, Pine Warbler, Hooded Mergansers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday, November 12, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob.

Highlights: Cooper's Hawks, Field Sparrow, Pine Warbler, Hooded Mergansers. 

Canada Goose - 166 Reservoir
Wood Duck - male & female at the Pond (Sandra Critelli)
Northern Shoveler - 18 reservoir
Mallard - 55 Reservoir & Turtle Pond
American Black Duck x Mallard - male Reservoir
Bufflehead - 9 Reservoir
Hooded Merganser - 13 (7 Reservoir, 6 Turtle Pond)
Ruddy Duck - 100 Reservoir
Mourning Dove - 5 near Gill Overlook
American Coot - 3 Reservoir
Ring-billed Gull - around 60 Reservoir
Herring Gull - at least 45 Reservoir and flyovers
Great Black-backed Gull - 14 Reservoir
Cooper's Hawk - 2 at the Oven (Bina Motiram)
Red-tailed Hawk - at least 2, probably 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Summer House Meadow/Swamy Pin Oak 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse - 2 (Upper Lobe, Evodia Field)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Willow Rock (also heard)
Brown Creeper - 3 (Balancing Rock & Evodia Field)
Winter Wren - 3 (1 Laupot Bridge, 2 59th Street Pond mudflat (Sandra Critelli))
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3 (2 Maintenance Field (Sandra Critelli), 1 Pinetum 
(Emilie Storrs))
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5
Hermit Thrush - 4 or 5
American Robin - starting on the holly berries near Sparrow Rock
Northern Mockingbird - in crab apple Sparrow Rock (Andrea Hessel & Emilie 
Storrs)
House Finch - 4 in ash at Willow Rock
American Goldfinch - 2 Gill Overlook
Eastern Towhee - male near Boathouse
Chipping Sparrow - Reservoir (Sandra Critelli)
Field Sparrow - Sparrow Rock
Fox Sparrow - 3 Summer House Meadow/Swampy Pin Oak
Song Sparrow -5 (Cleopatra's Needle, Sparrow Rock, Turtle Pond)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco - at least 10 Pinetum, 
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 flyover flocks of southbound migrants
Common Grackle - 80
Pine Warbler - Pinetum
Northern Cardinal - residents

--
Later, on a brief visit to Pelham Bay Park Bob and I saw the continuing 
American Pipit near the Orchard Beach parking lot and four Eastern Bluebirds at 
Turtle Cove (thanks Noa & May Cruz and Linda Yuen). 

Linda Yuen showed me a photo she'd taken today at the Orchard Beach parking lot 
of a winter-plumaged Laughing Gull (or hybrid) with a light mantle, probably 
the same bird photographed by Steve Walter on November 4th. 

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun., Nov. 12, 2017 - Cooper's Hawks, Field Sparrow, Pine Warbler, Hooded Mergansers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday, November 12, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob.

Highlights: Cooper's Hawks, Field Sparrow, Pine Warbler, Hooded Mergansers. 

Canada Goose - 166 Reservoir
Wood Duck - male & female at the Pond (Sandra Critelli)
Northern Shoveler - 18 reservoir
Mallard - 55 Reservoir & Turtle Pond
American Black Duck x Mallard - male Reservoir
Bufflehead - 9 Reservoir
Hooded Merganser - 13 (7 Reservoir, 6 Turtle Pond)
Ruddy Duck - 100 Reservoir
Mourning Dove - 5 near Gill Overlook
American Coot - 3 Reservoir
Ring-billed Gull - around 60 Reservoir
Herring Gull - at least 45 Reservoir and flyovers
Great Black-backed Gull - 14 Reservoir
Cooper's Hawk - 2 at the Oven (Bina Motiram)
Red-tailed Hawk - at least 2, probably 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Summer House Meadow/Swamy Pin Oak 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse - 2 (Upper Lobe, Evodia Field)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Willow Rock (also heard)
Brown Creeper - 3 (Balancing Rock & Evodia Field)
Winter Wren - 3 (1 Laupot Bridge, 2 59th Street Pond mudflat (Sandra Critelli))
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3 (2 Maintenance Field (Sandra Critelli), 1 Pinetum 
(Emilie Storrs))
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5
Hermit Thrush - 4 or 5
American Robin - starting on the holly berries near Sparrow Rock
Northern Mockingbird - in crab apple Sparrow Rock (Andrea Hessel & Emilie 
Storrs)
House Finch - 4 in ash at Willow Rock
American Goldfinch - 2 Gill Overlook
Eastern Towhee - male near Boathouse
Chipping Sparrow - Reservoir (Sandra Critelli)
Field Sparrow - Sparrow Rock
Fox Sparrow - 3 Summer House Meadow/Swampy Pin Oak
Song Sparrow -5 (Cleopatra's Needle, Sparrow Rock, Turtle Pond)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco - at least 10 Pinetum, 
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 flyover flocks of southbound migrants
Common Grackle - 80
Pine Warbler - Pinetum
Northern Cardinal - residents

--
Later, on a brief visit to Pelham Bay Park Bob and I saw the continuing 
American Pipit near the Orchard Beach parking lot and four Eastern Bluebirds at 
Turtle Cove (thanks Noa & May Cruz and Linda Yuen). 

Linda Yuen showed me a photo she'd taken today at the Orchard Beach parking lot 
of a winter-plumaged Laughing Gull (or hybrid) with a light mantle, probably 
the same bird photographed by Steve Walter on November 4th. 

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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager Weekday Directions

[Steve Walter]

Your best bet for parking during the week is at the Alley Pond Environmental
Center, located on Northern Blvd. just east of the Cross Island Parkway in
northeastern Queens. There is legal parking by the car dealership and on
tiny 234th St. - where a trailhead puts you close to the Western Tanager
area - but chances of getting a spot there during the week will be small.
Alley Pond Golf Center also has parking spots, but it's on the north side of
the busy road and I don't recommend that.

 

>From APEC, walk east on Northern. There is a trailhead just past the bridge
that crosses over Alley Creek. Follow that trail, marked by blue blazes.
Eventually, that'll put you on a berm that goes east (with a newly
constructed pond on the left). At the end of the berm, turn right (south).
On the southwest corner of the trail T-intersection are a number of trees
that have berries (Eric said crab apple). This sounds like where Eric first
saw the tanager. His later sighting was in similar trees further south,
about 50 feet before a little trail that goes off to the right (there are
signs indicating the restoration project and herbicide application). He put
a log in the trail at the sighting location. Also, look at any of the now
bare tall trees, among Robin gatherings. The tanager was seen, high up, in
such a tree near the trail T-intersection (tree on the north side of the
berm). 

 

Also, look for 2 Orange-crowned Warblers in the brushy area on the east side
of the trail, just south of the berm.  

 

 

Steve Walter


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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager Weekday Directions

[Steve Walter]

Your best bet for parking during the week is at the Alley Pond Environmental
Center, located on Northern Blvd. just east of the Cross Island Parkway in
northeastern Queens. There is legal parking by the car dealership and on
tiny 234th St. - where a trailhead puts you close to the Western Tanager
area - but chances of getting a spot there during the week will be small.
Alley Pond Golf Center also has parking spots, but it's on the north side of
the busy road and I don't recommend that.

 

>From APEC, walk east on Northern. There is a trailhead just past the bridge
that crosses over Alley Creek. Follow that trail, marked by blue blazes.
Eventually, that'll put you on a berm that goes east (with a newly
constructed pond on the left). At the end of the berm, turn right (south).
On the southwest corner of the trail T-intersection are a number of trees
that have berries (Eric said crab apple). This sounds like where Eric first
saw the tanager. His later sighting was in similar trees further south,
about 50 feet before a little trail that goes off to the right (there are
signs indicating the restoration project and herbicide application). He put
a log in the trail at the sighting location. Also, look at any of the now
bare tall trees, among Robin gatherings. The tanager was seen, high up, in
such a tree near the trail T-intersection (tree on the north side of the
berm). 

 

Also, look for 2 Orange-crowned Warblers in the brushy area on the east side
of the trail, just south of the berm.  

 

 

Steve Walter


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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Queens, NYC, Directions

[John Askildsen]

I was able to catch up with Eric Miller's Western Tanager at Alley Pond Park 
today, Queens. Directions as follows: 


Set your GPS for "East Hills Chevrolet" Dealership, Rte 25A, Northern Blvd, 
Queens. there is a dead end road immediately to the west of the dealership. 
Park on the dead end (see sign for Alley Pond Park property), walk around the 
construction fence, follow the wide wood-chipped trail as it veers to the 
right. The trail dead ends (200 feet?) at a recently constructed, small 
freshwater wetland about the size of an above ground pool. 


When there, look to the left and see a large, fully green-leaved willow tree, 
about 75 feet away. It was here that the bird was feeding on the ground, or 
near so, and popped up into the willow, calling for me once. I think it is 
feeding on white mulberry. 


Also saw the Black-headed Gull at Pelham Bay Park in parking lot puddle.


Outer beach was very quiet. Looked for  yesterday's Snowy Owl at Robert Moses 
SP, Fire Island with no luck. Heard a third-hand report of a Snowy at Jones 
Beach West End dune area. Looked but no dice.


Cheers, 


JPA



John Askildsen



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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Queens, NYC, Directions

[John Askildsen]

I was able to catch up with Eric Miller's Western Tanager at Alley Pond Park 
today, Queens. Directions as follows: 


Set your GPS for "East Hills Chevrolet" Dealership, Rte 25A, Northern Blvd, 
Queens. there is a dead end road immediately to the west of the dealership. 
Park on the dead end (see sign for Alley Pond Park property), walk around the 
construction fence, follow the wide wood-chipped trail as it veers to the 
right. The trail dead ends (200 feet?) at a recently constructed, small 
freshwater wetland about the size of an above ground pool. 


When there, look to the left and see a large, fully green-leaved willow tree, 
about 75 feet away. It was here that the bird was feeding on the ground, or 
near so, and popped up into the willow, calling for me once. I think it is 
feeding on white mulberry. 


Also saw the Black-headed Gull at Pelham Bay Park in parking lot puddle.


Outer beach was very quiet. Looked for  yesterday's Snowy Owl at Robert Moses 
SP, Fire Island with no luck. Heard a third-hand report of a Snowy at Jones 
Beach West End dune area. Looked but no dice.


Cheers, 


JPA



John Askildsen



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[nysbirds-l] Sharp-shinned Hawk behavior

[GQ]

While doing yard work late this afternoon, the blue jays at my feeder went 
berserk. I assumed that a hawk had made a run and as I crept around the corner 
of the house, sure enough a Sharp-shinned Hawk was sitting on my fence. I 
watched it for a few seconds and it suddenly jumped headfirst into a bush 
packed with sparrows. All the White-throated Sparrows seemed to know that 
strength in numbers is important, so they all left the bush at the same time. 
The hawk remained in the bush, waiting for the lone bird left, a House Sparrow, 
to make its move. The sparrow made a run for it and didn’t make it 10 feet 
before the hawk deftly picked it out of mid-air.
The hawk immediately went to the ground, landing literally only 4 feet from 
where I was standing!! I froze like a statue (much the way I do in the house 
when my wife is calling me to do something). The hawk was oblivious to my 
presence. Here is the interesting behavior. As the hawk stood on top of the 
still-alive sparrow, it repeatedly opened its mouth very wide. Eventually, it 
violently ejected some kind of black object from its mouth. Then it went to 
work plucking the sparrow’s feathers. I noted where the object landed and 
retrieved the gooey prize after the hawk decided to take the sparrow into a 
nearby tree for better plucking.
I took the object to my patio table and disassembled it with my knife. It was 
mostly feathers but I found a tiny beak and several very small bones. So, the 
hawk had recently eaten either a small passerine or a White Castle hamburger. I 
did not know that hawks coughed up pellets.
Anyway, I thought this would make for interesting reading as you are preparing 
your Sunday dinner.

PS: I can’t imagine anybody is interested but I took a few pictures of the 
pellet before and after pulling it apart. I’ll be happy to send them along.

Cheers!!

Glenn Quinn
Hauppauge, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Sharp-shinned Hawk behavior

[GQ]

While doing yard work late this afternoon, the blue jays at my feeder went 
berserk. I assumed that a hawk had made a run and as I crept around the corner 
of the house, sure enough a Sharp-shinned Hawk was sitting on my fence. I 
watched it for a few seconds and it suddenly jumped headfirst into a bush 
packed with sparrows. All the White-throated Sparrows seemed to know that 
strength in numbers is important, so they all left the bush at the same time. 
The hawk remained in the bush, waiting for the lone bird left, a House Sparrow, 
to make its move. The sparrow made a run for it and didn’t make it 10 feet 
before the hawk deftly picked it out of mid-air.
The hawk immediately went to the ground, landing literally only 4 feet from 
where I was standing!! I froze like a statue (much the way I do in the house 
when my wife is calling me to do something). The hawk was oblivious to my 
presence. Here is the interesting behavior. As the hawk stood on top of the 
still-alive sparrow, it repeatedly opened its mouth very wide. Eventually, it 
violently ejected some kind of black object from its mouth. Then it went to 
work plucking the sparrow’s feathers. I noted where the object landed and 
retrieved the gooey prize after the hawk decided to take the sparrow into a 
nearby tree for better plucking.
I took the object to my patio table and disassembled it with my knife. It was 
mostly feathers but I found a tiny beak and several very small bones. So, the 
hawk had recently eaten either a small passerine or a White Castle hamburger. I 
did not know that hawks coughed up pellets.
Anyway, I thought this would make for interesting reading as you are preparing 
your Sunday dinner.

PS: I can’t imagine anybody is interested but I took a few pictures of the 
pellet before and after pulling it apart. I’ll be happy to send them along.

Cheers!!

Glenn Quinn
Hauppauge, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Queens

[Corey Finger]

I just got a call from Eric Miller, who had a female-type Western Tanager in 
East Alley Marsh, which is across the creek from Alley Pond Environmental 
Center. It was last seen by at least a trio of other Birders, heading south 
from the Chevy dealership on the south side of Northern Boulevard. 

Good luck if you go.

Good Birding,
Corey Finger

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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Queens

[Corey Finger]

I just got a call from Eric Miller, who had a female-type Western Tanager in 
East Alley Marsh, which is across the creek from Alley Pond Environmental 
Center. It was last seen by at least a trio of other Birders, heading south 
from the Chevy dealership on the south side of Northern Boulevard. 

Good luck if you go.

Good Birding,
Corey Finger

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[nysbirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo? Caumsett State Park Suffolk County

[David Klauber]

Late this morning around noon Bobby Rosetti and I found a cuckoo which I am 
fairly sure was an immature Black-billed. It was moving west along the edge of 
the shrubline of the horse riding area that is for equestrians only, northeast 
of the main entrance, and west of the manure fields. We lost it when it crossed 
a main path that leads to the main buildings and disappeared into the woods. 
The bill was all dark, but the confusing thing was a lot of rufous in the wing, 
more typical of Yellow-billed. The one undertail view I had was of an entirely 
gray tail, with no obvious white spots, which I think is consistent with 
immature Black-billed. I believe immature Black-bills can show more rufous in 
the primaries than the adults. Bulls Birds Of New York list Nov 13 as the late 
date so this was quite a surprise.

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[nysbirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo? Caumsett State Park Suffolk County

[David Klauber]

Late this morning around noon Bobby Rosetti and I found a cuckoo which I am 
fairly sure was an immature Black-billed. It was moving west along the edge of 
the shrubline of the horse riding area that is for equestrians only, northeast 
of the main entrance, and west of the manure fields. We lost it when it crossed 
a main path that leads to the main buildings and disappeared into the woods. 
The bill was all dark, but the confusing thing was a lot of rufous in the wing, 
more typical of Yellow-billed. The one undertail view I had was of an entirely 
gray tail, with no obvious white spots, which I think is consistent with 
immature Black-billed. I believe immature Black-bills can show more rufous in 
the primaries than the adults. Bulls Birds Of New York list Nov 13 as the late 
date so this was quite a surprise.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull, Belden point, Bronx

[matthieu . benoit76]

After checking our pictures on our computers, we re-evaluated the ID of the 
white winged Gull we saw and concluded on an Iceland Gull. In particular the 
pink part of the bill is not as pale as in Glaucous and the bill not as long as 
in Glaucous. Pictures here:



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 Date: 11/11/17  12:59 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: nys 
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point, Bronx 
There is currently a Glaucous Gull on the water at Belden point. Visible from 
Johnny Reef restaurant parking lot among the large group of gulls close to 
shore. Seen with Richard Aracil and Jared Cole.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull, Belden point, Bronx

[matthieu . benoit76]

After checking our pictures on our computers, we re-evaluated the ID of the 
white winged Gull we saw and concluded on an Iceland Gull. In particular the 
pink part of the bill is not as pale as in Glaucous and the bill not as long as 
in Glaucous. Pictures here:



https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40469574
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
 Original message From: "matthieu.benoit76" 
 Date: 11/11/17  12:59 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: nys 
birds  Subject: [nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull, Belden 
point, Bronx 
There is currently a Glaucous Gull on the water at Belden point. Visible from 
Johnny Reef restaurant parking lot among the large group of gulls close to 
shore. Seen with Richard Aracil and Jared Cole.
Matthieu

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[nysbirds-l] Say's Phoebe - Orleans County

[Willie D'Anna]

Vicki Rothman and Kathy DiVito just found a SAY'S PHOEBE south of the
Village of Clarendon in Orleans County. The bird was in a horse pasture on
New Guinea Rd, not far from the intersection with Upper Holly Rd.
Unfortunately, I don't know if the pasture is east or west of New Holly Rd
but, as I noted, it is not far from that road.

 

Good luck if you are able to go for it!

 

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[nysbirds-l] Say's Phoebe - Orleans County

[Willie D'Anna]

Vicki Rothman and Kathy DiVito just found a SAY'S PHOEBE south of the
Village of Clarendon in Orleans County. The bird was in a horse pasture on
New Guinea Rd, not far from the intersection with Upper Holly Rd.
Unfortunately, I don't know if the pasture is east or west of New Holly Rd
but, as I noted, it is not far from that road.

 

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

[Timothy Healy]

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 I set up for an 
evening seawatch from the restaurant at the Point. Several hundred Bonaparte’s 
Gulls were mixed in with Laughers and other species, the highest numbers I’ve 
seen around the island in some time. There were also two Great Shearwaters 
associating with the fishing boats just beyond the breakers.

I started another seawatch from Camp Hero before sunrise this morning. Anthony 
Collerton joined me, and shortly after doing so he spotted a Pacific Loon 
flying west to east and out beyond the Point. He also picked out two early 
Razorbills, and I relocated one of yesterday’s shearwaters. Duck numbers are 
increasing but not yet peaked, though five Green-winged Teal rafting with the 
scoters were interesting. Non-avian highlights included a Gray Seal, as well as 
a Minke Whale and a Humpback observed feeding in very close association: the 
alternating appearance of different dorsal fins confused us at first. 

We explored a few more sites around the area, turning up a Parasitic Jaeger and 
some Snow Buntings on the west side of Montauk Inlet, and a surprising pod of 
Short-beaked Common Dolphins feeding north of Culloden Point.
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[nysbirds-l] Montauk area birding notes, Pacific Loon and more

[Timothy Healy]

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 I set up for an 
evening seawatch from the restaurant at the Point. Several hundred Bonaparte’s 
Gulls were mixed in with Laughers and other species, the highest numbers I’ve 
seen around the island in some time. There were also two Great Shearwaters 
associating with the fishing boats just beyond the breakers.

I started another seawatch from Camp Hero before sunrise this morning. Anthony 
Collerton joined me, and shortly after doing so he spotted a Pacific Loon 
flying west to east and out beyond the Point. He also picked out two early 
Razorbills, and I relocated one of yesterday’s shearwaters. Duck numbers are 
increasing but not yet peaked, though five Green-winged Teal rafting with the 
scoters were interesting. Non-avian highlights included a Gray Seal, as well as 
a Minke Whale and a Humpback observed feeding in very close association: the 
alternating appearance of different dorsal fins confused us at first. 

We explored a few more sites around the area, turning up a Parasitic Jaeger and 
some Snow Buntings on the west side of Montauk Inlet, and a surprising pod of 
Short-beaked Common Dolphins feeding north of Culloden Point.
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