Today's walk was at Shinnecock Inlet and Dune Rd. We mat at the inlet and then drove Dune rd stopping at different pullouts. The shorebirds were scattered on the distant islands. There were Common Eider hanging around still. Of note were over 50 Royal Terns scattered at each of the stops we made. We managed to see 22 species of birds on the walk. That is slow for that location at this time of the year.
Along Dune Rd at multiple locations were large flocks of migrating Tree Swallows. At this time of the year they gather in large flocks and migrate along the barrier beaches. The flocks contain thousands of swallows and create a spectacular shoe as the sweep and swirl along the beaches staying low to feed on the insects. It is spectacular to see the masses of bird moving in unison
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