[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Seabirds (No), Black Terns (Yes)
The East End of Long Island (Suffolk Co) saw near-continuous rain throughout the morning, heavy at times but with little in the way of wind, there was no seabird flight on the ocean. A 1-hour watch from Main Beach in East Hampton logged 12 BLACK TERNS all headed west and a lone NORTHERN GANNET (2 CY). Some more BLACK TERNS (4) were in Block Island Sound as viewed from Culloden Point nr Montauk. Common, Roseate and Forster's Terns are much in evidence having dispersed from their nesting sites and small numbers of shorebirds were evident in a number of wet spots with some moving down the beaches. Lingering Common Loon, Common Eider and Red-breasted Merganser were also noted. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY -- 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] South Fork LI: Seabirds (No), Black Terns (Yes)
The East End of Long Island (Suffolk Co) saw near-continuous rain throughout the morning, heavy at times but with little in the way of wind, there was no seabird flight on the ocean. A 1-hour watch from Main Beach in East Hampton logged 12 BLACK TERNS all headed west and a lone NORTHERN GANNET (2 CY). Some more BLACK TERNS (4) were in Block Island Sound as viewed from Culloden Point nr Montauk. Common, Roseate and Forster's Terns are much in evidence having dispersed from their nesting sites and small numbers of shorebirds were evident in a number of wet spots with some moving down the beaches. Lingering Common Loon, Common Eider and Red-breasted Merganser were also noted. -- Angus Wilson New York City The Springs, NY -- 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/ --
