As you may have surmised from Shai's peculiar syntax in his earlier post, I
had NOT yet finished my survey of the parking lots at Robert Moses-and that
reports of multiple Lesser Black-backed Gulls get him a bit excited.
After completing my tour of Fields 2 and 5, not having seen any other
The East End of Long Island was spared much of the wet weather this morning
and instead stewed in a humid onshore breeze with periods of sunshine.
Nonetheless, there were a few good birds around. A single *CORY'S SHEARWATER
* and light-morph *PARASITC JAEGER* flew west past Hither Hills State
I just spoke to Patricia Lindsay who reports a juvenile Lesser Black-backed
Gull at Robert Moses SP, southwestern Suffolk County, LI. this is the first juv
LBBG on LI this season, and right in line with our experience from past years.
There's also at least one adult LBBG present, though she has
Seems like a good flight of Peregrine Falcons along the coast today. In an hour
and a half of casual observation in the East Hampton (Suffolk) area I've
already seen 7 moving west along the ocean beach front. Tallies might be higher
from more central localities like Fire Island or from the
Just saw an adult PARASITIC JAEGER fly west to east about 500 yards offshore of
Coney Island. I am standing in a windbreak on the west side of the second
bathhouse east of the parachute jump.
Regards,
Shane B.
Brooklyn NY
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As you may have surmised from Shai's peculiar syntax in his earlier post, I
had NOT yet finished my survey of the parking lots at Robert Moses-and that
reports of multiple Lesser Black-backed Gulls get him a bit excited.
After completing my tour of Fields 2 and 5, not having seen any other
