Birders in coastal NY might want to keep 'Ivory Gull' in mind over the next few days or weeks. An adult was found today in Westport, Massachusetts, which is right on the Rhode Island/Mass border. There is speculation that it is the gorgeous adult that was on Cape Cod last week (65 mi NE of Westport), and possibly in New Hampshire (11 Jan) before that. Understandably, folks in Connecticut are waiting with baited breath for its next move, but it could as easily end up on eastern Long Island or further along the Sound (e.g. Westchester, north shore of Long Island, New York City area or even the lower reaches of the Hudson River. We'll see tomorrow if it hangs in the Westport/Newport area or moves on....
-- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
