Coastal birding was on the agenda again today, this time in New York State along the southern shore of Long Island. We began at Point Lookout and Jones Beach inlet. The best birds were some Razorbills, White-Winged Scoters, a flyby female Harlequin Duck, Purple Sandpipers on the Jetty.
Later we visited Jones Beach State Park's West End, where we saw the over-wintering Lark Sparrow.
From the Coast Guard Station we had some Common Eider, Ruddy Turnstone, both Loons, and some Black-Bellied Plovers.
From Oak Beach we had Boat-Tailed Grackles, and some Common Goldeneye on the bay.
Finally we stopped ad Capri Lake in West Islip and had several duck species. The beautiful redhead is plentiful here, we found one Canvasback, one Shoveler, a Pied-Billed Grebe, and both species of Scaup with the Lesser species being predominant.
Overall a fair day of birding, spent with good friends !
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