I went by the Coast Guard Station to find something new but just saw Laughing Gulls, Common and Least Terns, 2 Black Skimmers, Comorants and a remaining female Greater Scaup. Leaving the West End, also saw Robins, Brown Thrashers, a Cedar Waxwing and Horned Lark. Viewed a Glossy Ibis flying overhead - seems to be a usual occurence there lately.
I tried my luck by Zachs Bay/ the Amphi-theater and saw a few Glossy Ibis take off from behind the stadium but access is blocked so I couldn't locate the spot where they were. In the distance on the beach I viewed 2 large birds - after walking a little closer, I discovered they were the pair of Peregrine Falcons that live in the Jones Beach tower. They caught a bird (Pigeon?) and after a while took off with it and landed in the nearby parking lot. One of them had dinner while the other circled ahead and occasionally landed. After a while that one perched on the tower while the other continued eating. As I was leaving, one was being chased by a few Red-Winged Blackbirds.
During a quick stop at Tackapausha I saw 3 young Black Crowned Night Herons on a fence by the bridge.
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| Greater Scaup - female |
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| Peregrine Falcons |
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| Peregrine Falcons |
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| Peregrine Falcon |
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