Tundra Bean Goose, Beaver Lake, Locust Valley

 There were reports of a Tundra Bean Goose at Planting Fields but it seemed to have disappeared from there rather quickly - I assume because of zealous photographers.  A little while after it showed up at Beaver Lake which is the lake that is between Shu Swamp and Oyster Bay.  I went really early in the morning around sunrise with Mike Z to try to see it - it would be a lifer for me.  After a long time searching, another birder spotted it with their scope and the rest of us were able to have an idea where to look (to the right of the red bush)  The other birder was a lady named Bailey and I was also lucky to see Joe V who is always nice to talk to.  It was on the far side of the lake by the private winter sports center.  Using my scope I was able to get better pics of it eventually than using my camera.  Since then it was been seen at the properties around there, Dosoris Pond, and Nassau County Golf Club in Glen Cove.  It was neat to see the blue color in the beak.

 

 

 

Jones Beach Field 4, 6

 There were reports of Sooty and Parasitic Jaegers recently by Jones Field 6 so I tried my luck there since I still need Parasitic Jaeger as a lifer (I probably saw one years ago when I first starting birding and dismissed it as a "seagull" )  There were a lot of birds far out by the horizon but I had no way of identifying them at that distance even with my scope.  Towards Field 4, I did find a bunch of Royal Terns on the beach that were coming off the ocean - I think I counted at least 30.  Later on after uploading their photos, I noticed some were banded.