A few birders gathered at the Lagoon opposite the Orchard Beach parking lot this morning, for about three hours, to look for raptors. Winds were from the northeast, so conditions were not great. Mayra and Noa Cruz, Rafael Samanez, Bob DeCandido and later Glen Davis joined the observers.
We had two adult Bald eagles, five Peregrine Falcons, three Red-tailed Hawks, 14 Osprey and a Coopers Hawk. There was some drama as the peregrines tended not to tolerate other raptors in their airspace. Other species seen were Gb Heron, Gr Egrets, several Cormorants and Flickers. It was a pleasant way to spend the morning on a beautiful day. Jack Rothman City Island Birds -- 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/ --
