I'm surprised no one has responded. I'll report what I know. I searched for the gull on Saturday morning. The wind and cold were brutal. I was there from around 8:30 to 12:00. No luck.
I went at that time because I read last week that the bird seemed to show up before high tide. The best results were evidently when the high tide was near 3:00 or 4:00 pm. If so, tomorrow would not be so good. I tried it anyway on Saturday when the high tide was around 8:30 am. Look here: http://www.protides.com/newyork/944/ As for snow, I suspect there has been virtually none. Parking is quite easy here. One can make a loop, east on Belt Parkway, take exit 5 right after the parking area. Turn right and swing around - plenty of easy parking here near Kohls. There is a Wendy's here too (opens at 10:00 am). Go up Bay Pkwy, turn left at Cropsey. Up Cropsey to Bay 8, where you enter the Belt Parkway at exit 4. There are gas stations on Cropsey. Variation: on Cropsey, turn left on one of the many cross streets and go down to the frontage road near the Belt Parkway (called Shore Pkway North on Google). It is very easy to park here and cross the footbridge near Bay 14. I may try again on Thursday, if anyone is interested in meeting. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY --- On Mon, 1/4/10, Richard Guthrie <gael...@capital.net> wrote: From: Richard Guthrie <gael...@capital.net> Subject: [ebirdsnyc] RFI Common Gull To: ebirds...@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 1:55 PM Some of us are planning to come to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn tomorrow (Tuesday - January 5) to try to get at that Common Gull that has been reported. In order to make the best of time and to avoid the worst of rush hour traffic, we'd like to be there when the bird is most likely to be seen. >From what I've been following, it seems to come to roost with the Ring-bills at around 3 PM. Is this the most consistent and predictable pattern? Has it been seen other times? Has it not been seen at that location at around that time? Any tips and hints for success would be appreciated. Also if anyone else is planning to be in the area, let's exchange cell phone numbers so we can help each other out. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore The Greene County -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
