The Hooded Crow was seen by me on the wires above the roadway at the corner of Hylan Blvd and Heinz Avenue next to Andrew's Diner at 12:45pm today, July 8. I saw it immediately upon pulling up to the diner. It briefly flew over the diner to the next block, then headed back towards the beach.
This is the same spot reported yesterday by Allan Michelin (thanks for the tip). It seems the bird may be going back and forth between this spot and the beach where it has been regularly seen. It was showing a forked appearance in its tail, at least on the angle I saw it, with two poor quality iPhone photos to verify if anyone is interested. It possibly lost or is missing some tail feathers, and its tail appears different from other photos of Hooded Crows that I googled. Also out of the ordinary on the way home today was a budgerigar flying eastbound along Southern State Parkway just before exit 32/Rt 110. It was the typical pet store variety, with a green body and yellow head. Thanks, Tim Dunn Babylon, NY Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
