Birders
Related: About this forumsome birds from Jones Beach, Long Island
We were visiting my in-laws, and I was able to get away to bird nearby Jones Beach and area. Most of the beaches were closed for the weekend (they were holding an air show), and the weather was lousy for much of the time, but I did see some things.
piping plover
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willet
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semipalmated sandpiper
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American oystercatcher
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This one - there's something about terns that defies my ability to identify them. Empids? Ammodram sparrows? Old World Warblers? Neotropical kingbirds? I can do those. But terns? I think they're emitting some sort of psychic energy that messes with my normal bird ID skill. So I've got it ID'd as a Forster's, but could be convinced that it's a common. Thoughts?
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Diamond_Dog
(31,979 posts)Thank you!
wendyb-NC
(3,322 posts)They are wonderful. Some look like motion shots. The birds are walking, flying or bracing for the next wave that's going to hit.
They are excellent.
ShazamIam
(2,570 posts)elleng
(130,865 posts)I grew up around there, way before I became acquainted with birding.