A winter storm made this second day of spring very wintery, but the wind was low so we decided to brave the Long Island beaches to see what was about. Jones Beach coastguard Station had 4
American Oystercatcher, as well as 11
Common Loons,
Long-tailed Duck, Surf Scoter, Slavonian Grebe as well as other commoner species.
Point Lookout had a similar spread, with 10
American Oystercatcher, as well as 13
Common Loons, 9
Slavonian Grebes and 2
Long-tailed Duck. A couple of
Northern Gannet were off-shore.
Nickerson Beach had as many as 48
American Oystercatcher, 16
Sanderling, and a scattering of gulls and other birds, including at least 4 flyby
Northern Gannets.
American Oystercatcher, just arrived to find the beach covered in snow!
Long-tailed Duck still here, but not for long I imagine.
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