[nysbirds-l] Gulls / Terms at Jones Beach

2012-09-18 Thread Anthony Collerton
Checked various spots there this morning in some ugly weather. Best birds were a Caspian Tern and a Western Sandpiper, plus 300+ Black Skimmers, at the Coastguard Station. A Pectoral Sandpiper in the median near Field 6. Also a total of 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls of all plumages in the

[nysbirds-l] Gulls / Terms at Jones Beach

2012-09-18 Thread Anthony Collerton
Checked various spots there this morning in some ugly weather. Best birds were a Caspian Tern and a Western Sandpiper, plus 300+ Black Skimmers, at the Coastguard Station. A Pectoral Sandpiper in the median near Field 6. Also a total of 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls of all plumages in the