[nysbirds-l] WHIMBRELS - Cedar Beach C.P., Southold, NY (Suffolk)
I decided to have lunch at Cedar Beach County Park today and I'm glad I did. At least 6 WHIMBRELS were feeding during low tide on the inside flats as well as along the edges of the marsh. The birds were evenly spread out within the complex. Some of the birds were often concealed behind patches of Spartina alterniflora but would sporadically come into view. There was one individual that put on a nice, close-viewing show. As I mentioned, I counted a definitive 6 during one of my last scope sweeps. The birds were mobile, flying from one foraging area to the next. Given the movement and hidden viewing conditions, I wouldn't have been very surprised if there were a couple more out there. Time constraints forced me to move on before I could confirm my suspicions of more than 6 individuals. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville http://www.flickr.com/photos/39025168@N07/ -- 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] WHIMBRELS - Cedar Beach C.P., Southold, NY (Suffolk)
I decided to have lunch at Cedar Beach County Park today and I'm glad I did. At least 6 WHIMBRELS were feeding during low tide on the inside flats as well as along the edges of the marsh. The birds were evenly spread out within the complex. Some of the birds were often concealed behind patches of Spartina alterniflora but would sporadically come into view. There was one individual that put on a nice, close-viewing show. As I mentioned, I counted a definitive 6 during one of my last scope sweeps. The birds were mobile, flying from one foraging area to the next. Given the movement and hidden viewing conditions, I wouldn't have been very surprised if there were a couple more out there. Time constraints forced me to move on before I could confirm my suspicions of more than 6 individuals. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville http://www.flickr.com/photos/39025168@N07/ -- 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/ --
