King Eiders were reported between Point Lookout and Jones Beach...several other reports including males popped up around Long Island including Setauket? and Brooklyn. At one point, there were 6 King Eiders reported at Jones West End off the jetty (1 almost mature male, 1 immature male, 4 females) I went one day to Point Lookout and found the mostly mature male, 1 female. Other birds included a Horned Grebe, Common Eider, Snow Buntings, 8 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Ruddy Turnstones, Black and Surf Scoters, and lots of Scaup, predominately Greater.
I went back with Snouty and struck out on the King Eiders, but did see 3 Harlequins. Went back another day and had a good King Eider day - mostly mature male, immature male (seen through the scope of another birder who found it for us) and good views of a female King Eider. Also saw 20? Bonaparte Gulls, a Common Goldeneye. I will always remember the close up King Eider we saw in Massachusetts, but I'm not complaining about a 3 King Eider day on Long Island.
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| King Eider |
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| King Eider female (wings out) |
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