6+ hours of birding out on Eastern Long Island NY at
Pikes Beach and the
Cupsogue flats resulted in nice looks at two 1st Summer
Arctic Terns and a nice looking breeding plumage
Red-necked Phalarope (the latter found by Eileen Schwinn and Mike Higgiston).
There were a few 1st Summer
Common Terns in the area as well, so I had to be careful in picking out the Arctic Terns. In addition to the
Arctic Terns, there were 9
Roseate Terns and 1 immature
Black Tern in the area. Certainly more shorebirds present today than last weekend, included Short-billed Dowitchers, Red-Knots and Western Willet. Here are a few photos that I managed to download.
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| 1st Summer Arctic Tern on front left. |
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| 1st Summer Arctic Tern. |
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| 1st Summer Arctic Tern. |
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| Red-necked Phalarope (3 bird from R-L) |
Tags:
Cupsogue,
Long Island,
Arctic Tern,
Red-necked Phalarope
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