*NY County Highlights: * Gadwall (2), Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (3), Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Common Tern (103+), American Kestrel (3), American Crow & Fish Crow (30+)
The group of small shorebirds low over Buttermilk Channel across from Red Hook Brooklyn were too far to identify beyond peep sp. *1st hour*: *15 spp.*; *2nd*: *+5 & 2 taxa*; *3rd*: *+7*; *4th*: *+1* = *28 spp. & 2 taxa* Full checklist & images: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38270534 -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots <http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York> Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A <https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYeBirdHotspots/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
