Just to clarify the parking lot nearest where the Mew was first found can only
be accessed on the east bound side of the Belt Parkway and is on your right
hand side just before exit 5 (Bay Parkway). This is the same lot and area the
2010 Mew was found.
You can also take exit 5, then take the
Please Join the Brooklyn Bird Club Thursday Jan 29th 7:00 PM at the
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Yesterday (January 20) I seawatched for an hour or so from the beach at
Fort Tilden, along the Queens barrier beach.
There was an interesting mix of birds heading west, including *RAZORBILLS
(19 *westbound, and at least *8* on the water), Bonaparte's Gulls (29
westbound), Red-throated Loons, and
With apologies for the delay. Family stuff you know...
Just before 3 this afternoon I found a first winter Mew gull among hundreds of
Ring-billed Gulls (RBGU) about 50 yards north of the parking lot that is on the
south side of the Belt Parkway west of the Bay Parkway exit (#5).
Shinnecock Inlet, Dune Rd. & EPCAL 21 Jan 15
Joe, Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, Rick Kopitsch and I (Sy Schiff) went to Shinnecock
Inlet and scoped the bay. Distant views found BLACK, SURF, WHITE-WING SCOTERS,
a male KING EIDER, many COMMON EIDERS and a number of seals.
We went looking for Bittern
Photos yet?
Something we should be watching for in upstate NY as well.
Rich Guthrie
New Baltimore
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Shaibal Mitra
wrote:
> He's done it again.
>
> Not only is this a Mew Gull, it is a "Mew" Mew Gull (the western North
> American subspecies *brachyrhynchus*),
He's done it again.
Not only is this a Mew Gull, it is a "Mew" Mew Gull (the western North American
subspecies brachyrhynchus), possibly the first ever for Long Island).
It is strikingly brown overall with an extensively dark tail (unlike the neat,
narrow black tail band of first winter
Sue and I had a good day of birding on the east end today, starting at
Shinnecock Inlet and working our way east to Lake Montauk. While driving east
on Dune Road we finally connected with the elusive American Bittern, observing
the bird as it flew across the road west of Tiana Beach. We
The Eared Grebe was see at 3:40 in between the West and middle jetty. About 60
Bonaparte's Gulls, and 47 Horned Grebes. No King Eider ( or any Eider for that
matter), Harlequin Ducks or Purple Sandpipers.
Sean Camillieri
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I'm calling it a definite Mew/Common.
Shane
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> On Jan 21, 2015, at 2:22 PM, Sean Sime wrote:
>
> Shane Blodgett just called to say he is looking at a possible Mew/Common Gull
> 50 yards NW of what Ebird calls the "Southern Parking Lot" along the Belt
> Parkway. This is
Shane Blodgett just called to say he is looking at a possible Mew/Common
Gull 50 yards NW of what Ebird calls the "Southern Parking Lot" along the
Belt Parkway. This is the parking lot off the eastbound lanes closest to
Ceasar's Bay. This is east of the Verrazano Bridge.
Considering Shane finds
Thick-billed Murre being seen just north of the Coast guard station. Still
present.
On Jan 21, 2015 11:49 AM, wrote:
> Seen at 11:10AM looking south from fishing dock that lies east of Coast
> Guard Station.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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Seen at 11:10AM looking south from fishing dock that lies east of Coast Guard
Station.
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Continues this morning, 0800 hrs. re-located south of Coast Guard Station,
viewed from docks off Star Island Rd, just north of Montauk Yacht Club.
Mike Scheibel
Brookhaven
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Murre continues south of Coast G
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Shane Blodgett just called to say he is looking at a possible Mew/Common
Gull 50 yards NW of what Ebird calls the Southern Parking Lot along the
Belt Parkway. This is the parking lot off the eastbound lanes closest to
Ceasar's Bay. This is east of the Verrazano Bridge.
Considering Shane finds
I'm calling it a definite Mew/Common.
Shane
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 21, 2015, at 2:22 PM, Sean Sime s...@seansime.com wrote:
Shane Blodgett just called to say he is looking at a possible Mew/Common Gull
50 yards NW of what Ebird calls the Southern Parking Lot along the Belt
Parkway.
Thick-billed Murre being seen just north of the Coast guard station. Still
present.
On Jan 21, 2015 11:49 AM, feus...@optonline.net wrote:
Seen at 11:10AM looking south from fishing dock that lies east of Coast
Guard Station.
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Seen at 11:10AM looking south from fishing dock that lies east of Coast Guard
Station.
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The Eared Grebe was see at 3:40 in between the West and middle jetty. About 60
Bonaparte's Gulls, and 47 Horned Grebes. No King Eider ( or any Eider for that
matter), Harlequin Ducks or Purple Sandpipers.
Sean Camillieri
Sent from my iPhone
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
Sue and I had a good day of birding on the east end today, starting at
Shinnecock Inlet and working our way east to Lake Montauk. While driving east
on Dune Road we finally connected with the elusive American Bittern, observing
the bird as it flew across the road west of Tiana Beach. We
Shinnecock Inlet, Dune Rd. EPCAL 21 Jan 15
Joe, Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, Rick Kopitsch and I (Sy Schiff) went to Shinnecock
Inlet and scoped the bay. Distant views found BLACK, SURF, WHITE-WING SCOTERS,
a male KING EIDER, many COMMON EIDERS and a number of seals.
We went looking for Bittern and
Photos yet?
Something we should be watching for in upstate NY as well.
Rich Guthrie
New Baltimore
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Shaibal Mitra shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu
wrote:
He's done it again.
Not only is this a Mew Gull, it is a Mew Mew Gull (the western North
American subspecies
Just to clarify the parking lot nearest where the Mew was first found can only
be accessed on the east bound side of the Belt Parkway and is on your right
hand side just before exit 5 (Bay Parkway). This is the same lot and area the
2010 Mew was found.
You can also take exit 5, then take the
Please Join the Brooklyn Bird Club Thursday Jan 29th 7:00 PM at the
Prospect Park Boathouse for:
Bird Life in Brazil
Presenter: Paulo Boute
Come take a virtural tour of the Pantanal and Brazilian birds at this
presentation with Brazilian guide Paulo Boute. Paulo is one of the
pioneering birders
With apologies for the delay. Family stuff you know...
Just before 3 this afternoon I found a first winter Mew gull among hundreds of
Ring-billed Gulls (RBGU) about 50 yards north of the parking lot that is on the
south side of the Belt Parkway west of the Bay Parkway exit (#5).
Continues this morning, 0800 hrs. re-located south of Coast Guard Station,
viewed from docks off Star Island Rd, just north of Montauk Yacht Club.
Mike Scheibel
Brookhaven
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