I spent a decent amount of time looking through the pine trees for owls (particularly the Long Eared and hopefully a lifer Saw Whet) but came up empty. I did see a Peregrine Falcon on the dunes looking up at passing songbirds eventually going after a few ducks - a few Northern Harriers were also present. By the Coast Guard area I saw my FOS Piping Plovers - there were 16 on the Coast Guard Station
sandbar. A few Northern Shovelers were nearby which seemed odd since I
rarely see them in marine water.
When leaving the Jones Beach West End, I saw another raptor but couldn't positively ID it - it was moving fast and trying to take a picture while driving isn't always easy : ) - the few photos I got were good enough for a positive ID of a Red Shouldered Hawk - a lifer for me!
Not much going on at Wantagh Park, but there were a lot of Brant and an Oystercatcher.
Tackapausha had a few noisy Redwing Blackbirds and a distant Red Tailed Hawk.
I checked out the Brady Park Pond and saw 1 or 2 Double Crested Comorants.
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| Piping Plover |
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| Piping Plover |
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| Peregrine Falcon |
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| Red Shouldered Hawk - lifer! |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| Mute Swan, Brant |
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| Brant |
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| Red Tailed Hawk |
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