[nysbirds-l] Razorbills in Jones Inlet
Jones Beach West End and Point Lookout; 11 January Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, and I (Sy Schiff) started at the bar in front of the marina. High tide; what was left of the bar was covered with BRANT intermixed with HERRING GULLS, 12+ AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS. plus a few DUNLIN. We walked down the Fisherman's Road (now closed to cars) to the inlet and continued past the parking lot. Looking across the inlet we saw a GREAT EGRET on shore and an ALCID off the rocks drifting toward the ocean on the falling tide. (Google earth shows the inlet to be 1/2 mile wide at this point). We drove over to the Pt. Lookout side hoping to catch the bird as it drifted out to sea arriving at three different spots along the inlet. Meanwhile two, not one, RAZORBILLS had drifted out toward the center of the inlet and immediately flew off as they arrived at the ocean. The HARLEQUIN DUCKS continue, but we did not see any Eiders today. Sy -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Razorbills in Jones Inlet
Jones Beach West End and Point Lookout; 11 January Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, and I (Sy Schiff) started at the bar in front of the marina. High tide; what was left of the bar was covered with BRANT intermixed with HERRING GULLS, 12+ AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS. plus a few DUNLIN. We walked down the Fisherman's Road (now closed to cars) to the inlet and continued past the parking lot. Looking across the inlet we saw a GREAT EGRET on shore and an ALCID off the rocks drifting toward the ocean on the falling tide. (Google earth shows the inlet to be 1/2 mile wide at this point). We drove over to the Pt. Lookout side hoping to catch the bird as it drifted out to sea arriving at three different spots along the inlet. Meanwhile two, not one, RAZORBILLS had drifted out toward the center of the inlet and immediately flew off as they arrived at the ocean. The HARLEQUIN DUCKS continue, but we did not see any Eiders today. Sy -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Razorbills in Jones Inlet
Two RAZORBILLS (at least) were present in Jones Inlet during the early afternoon. From the fisherman's parking lot, looking north toward the Loop Parkway Bridge. I became aware of their presence when one was relatively close, and drifted behind some Red-throated Loons I had been photographing. While pale in comparison to Razorbill numbers on the ocean out east, it was nice to see the species close to home, and sort of right there with me in inshore waters. Loon numbers were good, especially Red-throated, but the Bonaparte's Gull numbers were as paltry as a week ago (so not much to work with for its rarer associates). Steve Walter -- 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/ --
