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| north side of the sandbar - always worth a look |
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| Red Knot, Short Billed Dowitcher |
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| Marbled Godwit, Oystercatchers (one tagged) |
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| Peregrine Falcon with tern |
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| Sanderlings |
"I'm sharing my photos and stories of my bird watching adventures on Long Island. I also feature my sightings from around the USA and other countries when I travel. I hope you enjoy them." - Rob (from Massapequa)
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Jones Beach West End
I'm always drawn to the Jones Beach Coast Guard Marina as one of my favorite birding spots - on the weekends during the nicer weather, I try to get there early in the morning - usually by mid-day. There's a bunch of boaters who use the sandbar as their "vacation destination" and chase the shorebirds away. With the recent sightings I thought it would be worthwhile to check it out again. In addition to the continuing Marbled Godwit, I saw a large flock of Sanderlings (200+), continuing Red Knots, Oystercatchers (one tagged), some Short Billed Dowitchers, and a Dunlin and Semi Palmated Sandpiper in the mix. A Peregrine Falcon invited itself to breakfast and picked out a tern for the main course. A Black Scoter and a Common Loon were also seen.
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