I hoped to see some winter birds but didn’t find many. Plenty of Brant, a Harrier or two and a few others. Here are some blue and brown winter beach landscapes. It was very cold.
Jones Beach in January
Jones Beach
Nickerson and Jones
After Nickerson Beach we drove to Jones Beach. I only saw one Piping plover at Nickerson. And no Skimmer chicks yet.
Jones Beach
It’s been a long time since I went to Jones Beach on a Linnaean Society of NY field trip. I enjoyed the trip. It was nice seeing old friends. I was unable to photograph the snowy owl because of a couple of unethical photographers who went closer than 100 feet and spooked the owl. We went in search of the vagrant Spotted Towhee at Baldwin Park but we didn’t find it. Because I was with a group of birders rather than photographers I didn’t get many photos.
The Common Eiders were diving for mussels at the Coast Guard Station. Monk Parakeets are colonizing New York. They are originally form Argentina.
Common Edier (Somateria mollissima), Jones Beach 1/2/2021 
Common Edier (Somateria mollissima), Jones Beach 1/2/2021 
Sanderling (Caladris alba), Jones Beach 1/2/2021 
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Jones Beach 1/2/2021 
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), Baldwin Park, LI 1/2/2021
Sea Play
I antiqued a photo taken back in November 11, 2011 at Fire Island during a Linnaean Society of NY trip.
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