There were reports today of continuing Pipits at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station lawn. I haven't seen Pipits in a while so figured I should try for them. They're cool little birds. I stopped by Field 10 to do the "usual" Marbled Godwit search and sure enough I finally saw them (damn it). They were very unsatisfying looks since they were so far away but they were next to Oystercatchers so I had good comparison for size and not much else this time of year would have such a tawny coloring. From the photos I took with my Canon Powershot with up to 200x zoom, I think there was at least 6 of them. I checked the lot for gulls and they jumped on my car and gathered around as soon as I opened the window. (it was below freezing and I'm getting over a cold so I stayed in my car) I saw one was banded and assumed it to be a juvenile Herring Gull. I reported the bands and posted on the "North American Gulls" FB page. Will be cool to find out more info on this bird - it was really cute and had some rizz. I think I might have only reported bands once or twice before - will try that more often.
At the Coast Guard Station I first found one confiding Pipit right away and then 3 others. I tried looking for the continuing Western Tanager and Audubon's Warbler with no luck. (the Audubon's Warbler was ebirded earlier in the day) I saw a Ruby Crowned Kinglet at the bushes that the warbler frequents. Around the area I saw several Harriers around. Not a bad birding experience for such a short amount of time. (hour round trip)
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