Date: Sunday, 10 January 2010 (11:40a-5:00p)
Location: Prospect Park
Observers: Eve Levine, Ben Cacace
Reported by: Ben Cacace
This is the first time I've birded Prospect Park so I haven't translated the
abundance checklist < http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/maps/ppchklst.pdf > to
my reporting spre
Searching for the 2 Greater White-Fronted Geese reported yesterday by Angus
Wilson, my sister Barbara and I went to the Further Lane field in East
Hampton around 11:00 AM Sunday. First one, then a second goose revealed its
orange legs. Wanting better views, we waited and searched for the CACKLING
A lot of people out today but no sightings of the California Gull, Mew Gull,
or presumed Common Gull. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen in
Lewiston-Queenston by a few lucky people. This bird was seen opposite the
Lewiston boat ramp and much further downriver from the Canadian side resting
in hu
This morning, I did a seawatch at Montauk Point (sheltered from strong wind
by the restaurant) from 7:10 to 9:50, with several short breaks. The weather
was clear and cold (low to mid 20's); visibilty beyond a few hundred yards
was seriously compromised by therrmal distortion due to the very cold a
We went to Brooklyn to see if we could find the Mew Gull. As we were
walking over the footbridge, we noticed a small flock of gulls (about 50 or
so)
on the grass by the promenade. There was one birder there (Andrew, thank
you so much!) who, when he saw us with the bins, waved us over.
Only 2 of the previously reported 7 Greater White-fronted Geese were seen
at Belmont Lake State Park between 7:20 and ~9:00 this morning by myself
and several other birders. Also seen was a single Cackling Goose, also
likely the previously reported individual. Other notable species among
the hundre
This evening Tracey Shimer and I saw 5 Short-eared Owls at SGNWR in
Shawangunk, NY. They were perched conspicuously for quite a while and
at one point all 5 were in the air in a tight group but they soon
settled down again. Just as the light was waning they started to
become more active.
Mew continues by pedestrian bridge
Jim Schlick
Butler nj
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Subject: [nysbirds-l] 1/9 Mew Gull (Photos)- Yes, 10:45 am
Amy and
