My first bird yesterday was an Eastern Screech Owl calling outside my house
in Stony Brook (Suffolk Co.), a welcome sound after an uneasy night. After
that, my search for storm-carried birds and sites to look for them was
frustrating. I could not gain access to Oldfield Point, Setauket,and I knew
My first bird yesterday was an Eastern Screech Owl calling outside my house
in Stony Brook (Suffolk Co.), a welcome sound after an uneasy night. After
that, my search for storm-carried birds and sites to look for them was
frustrating. I could not gain access to Oldfield Point, Setauket,and I knew
All seen from Alice Austin House in Staten Island. This looks out onto NY
harbor.
Summary of birds seen during the day:
3 pomarine jaeger
Minimum of 11 parasitic jaegers. 11 were seen at once. Many more were seen but
some were reluctant to fly under the bridge and were circling. Not sure how
1 leach's storm petrel
1 Wilson's storm petrel
5 parasitic jaeger
Between 11:00 and 12
Isaac grant and Ed Johnson
Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
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Between clean-up chores around the house and neighborhood, I watched for any
storm driven birds out over the Hudson River.
Bottom Line - None
Here along the Hudson River, we did have some minor flooding (unless it was
your basement that took on water or road flooded). There had been some
1 leach's storm petrel
1 Wilson's storm petrel
5 parasitic jaeger
Between 11:00 and 12
Isaac grant and Ed Johnson
Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
All seen from Alice Austin House in Staten Island. This looks out onto NY
harbor.
Summary of birds seen during the day:
3 pomarine jaeger
Minimum of 11 parasitic jaegers. 11 were seen at once. Many more were seen but
some were reluctant to fly under the bridge and were circling. Not sure how
>From the boat basin, around 11 am to around 2 pm, numerous observers
Bridled Tern 3+
Sooty Tern 1+
Sandwich Tern 2+
Black Term
Leach's Storm-petrel 1+
Wilson's Storm-petrel 6+
Oceanodrama storm-petrel sp 1
American Avocet 1
Before we got there 1 Band-rumped Storm-petrel and one jaeger sp.
From the boat basin, around 11 am to around 2 pm, numerous observers
Bridled Tern 3+
Sooty Tern 1+
Sandwich Tern 2+
Black Term
Leach's Storm-petrel 1+
Wilson's Storm-petrel 6+
Oceanodrama storm-petrel sp 1
American Avocet 1
Before we got there 1 Band-rumped Storm-petrel and one jaeger sp.
After