Peter Polshek, Brian Kane and I spent Saturday birding from Mecox to Montauk. Our highlights were meagre considering it is May. Migrants were almost non-existant and many species that had been present in the previous 24 hours had disappeared. Here are the interesting sightings
Green-winged Teal: a pair at 2 different locations in Napeague American Wigeon: Short's Pond, Bridgehampton Common Eider: 40 @ Montauk. Sooty Shearwater: 8 off Mecox MANX SHEARWATER: 2 off Mecox Glossy Ibis: Scoy Pond and Napeague Roseate Tern: 4 at Montauk Point Black Skimmer: 5 @ Mecox Hermit Thrush: 2 males singing at Chatfield's Hole, East Hampton PROTHONOTARY WARBLER: south end of Long Pond, Sag Harbor (seen by Kane only). Bobolink: 4 in Wainscott Veery, Black and White Warbler, Scarlet Tanager seemed noticeably scarce. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
