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Information on this page is taken from the book "Exploring the Other Island" by John Turner, Long Island naturalist.

Birds at Montauk Point

Common Loons

Red-throated Loons

Horned Grebes

Double-crested Cormorants

Great Cormorants

Various Alcids

Common Eider

King Eider

White-winged Scoter

Surf Scoter

Black Scoter

Red-breasted Mergansers

Long Tailed Duck

Goldeneye

Gannet

Good vantage points include the patio next to the pavilion, the rocks at the base of the lighthouse and a hill midway between the pavilion and lighthouse.  Binoculars a must, spotting scope very helpful.

Birds mentioned above usually arrive in Montauk by mid-November and stay through mid-to-late March.

Roosting Crows

American Crow

Fish Crow

Good places to see this very cool site:

In the woods on the southeast corner of Smithtown Blvd.

& Mayfair Road in Nesconset.

Winter Ducks on LI

Mallards

Black Duck

Gadwall

Pintail

Widgeon, American & European

Blue-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Redhead

Canvasback

Wood Duck

Hooded Merganser

Common Merganser

Canada Goose

Bufflehead

Good places to go "ducking":

Blydenburgh Park

(see previous page)

Lake Ronkonkoma

County Park property on northwest and eastern sections of shoreline.

Canaan Lake

In North Patchogue along Webb Avenue - south end of lake.