On Saturday, 9 birders enjoyed a chilly but pleasant day at Jones
Beach State Park and Cammann's Pond in Merrick.
Highlights were close Surf and Black Scoters at the Coast Guard
Station, the continuing Lark Sparrow who we easily spotted as we drove
around the West End turnaround, copious looks at Long Tailed Ducks,
Red-throated Loons, Harlequin Duck, Common Eider, and Purple
Sandpipers at the West End Jetty, and a nice surprise of 19 hearty
American Oystercatchers at Field 10. A final stop on the way home at
nearby Cammann's Pond got the group the elegant Northern Pintails and
Hooded Mergansers, plus a round of "spot-the-night heron." 47 species
total.
I saw that Razorbills were seen at the jetty on Sunday. Too bad we
missed them, but to me it suggests they arrived just ahead of the
nor'easter that arrived here today.
Here's the day list, and links to the individual ebird lists. If you
are an ebird user and would like me to share the list with you, send
me your username.
Thanks everyone for making it a great day, and special thanks to Matt
for driving. Look forward to seeing all of you soon.
-Mike
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon 25
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Northern Harrier
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Horned Lark
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Snow Bunting
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for a wonderful day of birding. I posted a copy of the video of the Harlequin duck I took with your scope to YouTube at:https://youtu.be/iu1k_Y9PEtY
Enjoy!
Regards,
Gordon
