GSBAS Nature Walk 09/20/2022 Oceanside MNSA

 Another great group of folks showed up today for our fall walk at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area. The weather was good, not too hot, not too cool and plenty of sunshine and mild winds. Sixteen people showed up for the walk.

The bird of the day was the two Clapper Rails we saw near the bridge at the pond

We didn't see the usual quantity of bird we see here but the quality was high with the good looks at  a Clapper Rail. The rails are normally reclusive and hard to see. Another high light was a spotted sandpiper foraging with two Short-billed Dowitchers. Plus with the usual mix of Egrets and Lesser Yellowlegs, all in all we had a good morning

 GSBAS Nature walk September 13, 2022 Shinnecock inlet and Dune Rd.

A rainy forecast did not prevent seven hardy birders from making the trip out east to Shinnecock Inlet this morning. Between the rain and the high tide we had some flooded road conditions to deal with as we made our way down Dune Rd.

The bird of the day was Egrets. we had over forty egrets, a mix of Greater and Snowy. There were a couple of Great Blue Herons just to  be different. The high tide kept us from seeing the usual number of shorebirds we see on this trip. We only saw a few Black-bellied Plovers and a small flock of Sanderlings plus on Greater Yellowlegs.

While viewing from the Tiana Beach Pavilion we did see some dolphins and one whale breach.

We mad the best of a challenging morning.