In anticipation of upcoming stormy weather conditions I birded Breezy Point
today with emphasis on gathering Gull flock and any late Terns.
At the point, I had well over 450 Gulls made up of mostly Great Black- backed
and Herring Gulls. Out of that mashup, I managed to pick up one 1CY Lesser
Black-backed Gull.
By then things were getting lively at the point with lots of 4 wheel vehicles
clogging the jetty. Bait fish must have also wandered near the jetty because
out of the blues, a smattering of Laughing Gulls showed up fishing with Common
(5) and Forsters Terns (4). Later, I would add 1 Royal Tern on the bayside.
A decent number of Sanderlings but no flagged birds or surprises in that mix. 3
Western Willets and 1 Eastern Willet were loafing on the bayside.
Passerines were few, though a few Merlins and a couple of roving Peregrines
could have caused things to hunker down.
Field Sparrows continue to be seen in decent numbers at Breezy. I counted 7
today with at least 5 HY birds.
Cheers,
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
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Andrew Baksh
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