Glenn, I have seen Razorbills go up the mouth of the Thames in past years. I have also seen Gannets travel a ways up the Thames and I believe Bob Dewire has seen Kittiwakes go up the river as well. A recent report from Montauk, NY estimated over 1,000 Razorbills off the point so there certainly is plenty around. The recent storm may have moved a few to the CT shoreline. No one knows better than I how pelagic and semi-pelagic birdless LI Sound along the CT shoreline can seem, but every once in a while you can turn up a gem. Dave Provencher Naturally New England<http://naturallynewengland.blogspot.com/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic message contains information which may be legally confidential and or privileged and does not in any case represent a firm ENERGY COMMODITY bid or offer relating thereto which binds the sender without an additional express written confirmation to that effect. The information is intended solely for the individual or entity named above and access by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you.

Dave, I was hoping the kid was talking about Dovekies as that's what we were talking about, but I agree that they were almost certainly Razorbills. Phil Rusch and I had a razorbill fly past the ferry and up the Thames so far that we lost sight of it last winter. It looked like it was going all the way to the bridge. Glenn > I have seen Razorbills go up the mouth of the Thames in > past years.