Re: [nysbirds-l] Common Gull update (Still NO)...
The common gull is currently being seen on the break wall 150ft north of pier!
Sean sime
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On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:56 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
> Heydi Lopes and I have checked several known Ring-billed Gull roosting areas
> along the Belt to no avail.
>
> While so far we have not connected with the Coon Gull, we have seen
> Canvasback Ducks at Coney Island Creek Park.
>
> In addition, following ski tracks left by Peter Dorosh, we were able to track
> down 2 Lesser Black-blacked Gulls found and reported earlier by Peter via a
> tweet.
>
> The birds were loafing on ice in Coney Island Creek behind the Home Depot.
>
> Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
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>
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>
> On Jan 25, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
>
>> Figured I would post an update for anyone contemplating a trip. No sign of
>> the Common Gull as of yet.
>>
>> A few of us continue to brave the frigid conditions made more so by the
>> winds. Hopefully someone will have good news to report shortly.
>>
>> B.
>>
>> Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
>>
>>> (\__/)
>>> (= '.'=)
>>> (") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>>
>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>>
>> On Jan 24, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Shane Blodgett wrote:
>>
>>> This afternoon in Brooklyn, after dropping my daughter off at the train, I
>>> made a couple of stops on the way back home to check for birds, planning
>>> not to leave the warmth of the car. There was an adult male European Wigeon
>>> off the 58th Street pier in Brooklyn and 330 RBGU roosting on the pier. A
>>> few minutes glassing the gulls circling over the Owl's Head WWTP revealed
>>> nothing of interest, but as I turned onto Shore Road to head home I saw
>>> there were a good number of RBGU roosting on Veteran's Memorial pier. I
>>> only had my binoculars and not enough warm clothing but decided to park and
>>> walk out on the pier far enough to make sure the BHGU that had frequented
>>> this area over the past few years was not roosting among them. This is what
>>> I found instead:
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w
>>>
>>> I actually had to go home and retrieve my camera (and some warmer clothes)
>>> to get these shots, and luckily the bird was still there. I say lucky
>>> because shortly thereafter the whole flock upped with some birds heading
>>> south and some north and some settling on the water. I lost the Common Gull
>>> and then did not relocate it in the next 1 hour and 45 minutes. It was a
>>> little after high tide and in total the bird was on or in the area for ~30
>>> minutes before I lost track of it. I initially sdaw the bird around 2:00.
>>>
>>> I was initially drawn to the dark eye, smallish yellow-green bill with
>>> smudgy black subterminal markings, a more rounded head giving it a gentler
>>> expression than the nearby Ring-bills. A prominent tertial crescent and
>>> decidedly larger mirror in P10 all seemed good. The mantle color seemed
>>> concolorous with the surrounding RBGU and the legs appeared more yellow
>>> than I expected, but some research online and in my gull reference books at
>>> home seem to indicate a high degree of variability in Larus Canus, as there
>>> is in most of the larger gull taxa.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately I was not able to get any spread wing or flight shots but I
>>> did note that there was a sizable mirror on P9 and moons somewhere on
>>> P6-8/9, though I'm not exactly sure of their placement.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Shane Blodgett
>>> Brooklyn NY
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[nysbirds-l] Common Gull update (Still NO)...
Heydi Lopes and I have checked several known Ring-billed Gull roosting
areas along the Belt to no avail.
While so far we have not connected with the Coon Gull, we have seen
Canvasback Ducks at Coney Island Creek Park.
In addition, following ski tracks left by Peter Dorosh, we were able to
track down 2 Lesser Black-blacked Gulls found and reported earlier by Peter
via a tweet.
The birds were loafing on ice in Coney Island Creek behind the Home Depot.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
(\__/)
(= '.'=)
(") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jan 25, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
Figured I would post an update for anyone contemplating a trip. No sign of
the Common Gull as of yet.
A few of us continue to brave the frigid conditions made more so by the
winds. Hopefully someone will have good news to report shortly.
B.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
(\__/)
(= '.'=)
(") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jan 24, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Shane Blodgett wrote:
This afternoon in Brooklyn, after dropping my daughter off at the train, I
made a couple of stops on the way back home to check for birds, planning
not to leave the warmth of the car. There was an adult male European Wigeon
off the 58th Street pier in Brooklyn and 330 RBGU roosting on the pier. A
few minutes glassing the gulls circling over the Owl's Head WWTP revealed
nothing of interest, but as I turned onto Shore Road to head home I saw
there were a good number of RBGU roosting on Veteran's Memorial pier. I
only had my binoculars and not enough warm clothing but decided to park and
walk out on the pier far enough to make sure the BHGU that had frequented
this area over the past few years was not roosting among them. This is what
I found instead:
*http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w *
I actually had to go home and retrieve my camera (and some warmer clothes)
to get these shots, and luckily the bird was still there. I say lucky
because shortly thereafter the whole flock upped with some birds heading
south and some north and some settling on the water. I lost the Common Gull
and then did not relocate it in the next 1 hour and 45 minutes. It was a
little after high tide and in total the bird was on or in the area for ~30
minutes before I lost track of it. I initially sdaw the bird around 2:00.
I was initially drawn to the dark eye, smallish yellow-green bill with
smudgy black subterminal markings, a more rounded head giving it a gentler
expression than the nearby Ring-bills. A prominent tertial crescent and
decidedly larger mirror in P10 all seemed good. The mantle color seemed
concolorous with the surrounding RBGU and the legs appeared more yellow
than I expected, but some research online and in my gull reference books at
home seem to indicate a high degree of variability in Larus Canus, as there
is in most of the larger gull taxa.
Unfortunately I was not able to get any spread wing or flight shots but I
did note that there was a sizable mirror on P9 and moons somewhere on
P6-8/9, though I'm not exactly sure of their placement.
Regards,
Shane Blodgett
Brooklyn NY
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[nysbirds-l] Common Gull update (Still NO)...
Heydi Lopes and I have checked several known Ring-billed Gull roosting areas along the Belt to no avail. While so far we have not connected with the Coon Gull, we have seen Canvasback Ducks at Coney Island Creek Park. In addition, following ski tracks left by Peter Dorosh, we were able to track down 2 Lesser Black-blacked Gulls found and reported earlier by Peter via a tweet. The birds were loafing on ice in Coney Island Creek behind the Home Depot. Don't start none, won't be none ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (\__/) (= '.'=) () _ () Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Jan 25, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote: Figured I would post an update for anyone contemplating a trip. No sign of the Common Gull as of yet. A few of us continue to brave the frigid conditions made more so by the winds. Hopefully someone will have good news to report shortly. B. Don't start none, won't be none ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (\__/) (= '.'=) () _ () Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Jan 24, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Shane Blodgett shaneblodg...@yahoo.com wrote: This afternoon in Brooklyn, after dropping my daughter off at the train, I made a couple of stops on the way back home to check for birds, planning not to leave the warmth of the car. There was an adult male European Wigeon off the 58th Street pier in Brooklyn and 330 RBGU roosting on the pier. A few minutes glassing the gulls circling over the Owl's Head WWTP revealed nothing of interest, but as I turned onto Shore Road to head home I saw there were a good number of RBGU roosting on Veteran's Memorial pier. I only had my binoculars and not enough warm clothing but decided to park and walk out on the pier far enough to make sure the BHGU that had frequented this area over the past few years was not roosting among them. This is what I found instead: *http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w* I actually had to go home and retrieve my camera (and some warmer clothes) to get these shots, and luckily the bird was still there. I say lucky because shortly thereafter the whole flock upped with some birds heading south and some north and some settling on the water. I lost the Common Gull and then did not relocate it in the next 1 hour and 45 minutes. It was a little after high tide and in total the bird was on or in the area for ~30 minutes before I lost track of it. I initially sdaw the bird around 2:00. I was initially drawn to the dark eye, smallish yellow-green bill with smudgy black subterminal markings, a more rounded head giving it a gentler expression than the nearby Ring-bills. A prominent tertial crescent and decidedly larger mirror in P10 all seemed good. The mantle color seemed concolorous with the surrounding RBGU and the legs appeared more yellow than I expected, but some research online and in my gull reference books at home seem to indicate a high degree of variability in Larus Canus, as there is in most of the larger gull taxa. Unfortunately I was not able to get any spread wing or flight shots but I did note that there was a sizable mirror on P9 and moons somewhere on P6-8/9, though I'm not exactly sure of their placement. Regards, Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY -- *NYSbirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html *Please submit your observations to **eBird*http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ *!* -- -- 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/ --
