With the approaching hurricane in mind last week, birders were poised for the possibility of finding storm-blown seabirds and possibly other species both along the outer coast and on large interior ponds and lakes.
Last week was a great week to be out birding. Some of the highlights included two swallow-tailed kites, several yellow-throated warblers, several hooded warblers, and two Kentucky warblers.
At Suffolk County, several red phalaropes and an Iceland gull at Deer Island and Winthrop Beach, and lingering dark-eyed juncos at Franklin Park and the Jamaica Pond area.