Today I birded the Newburgh Waterfront, from approx. 3:45 to 5PM. Gull number
were good with the highlights being a first winter Glaucous Gull and 2 first
winter Iceland Gulls.
Two other county highlight from early in the week were found by Matt Zeitler.
On Tuesday, 1/27, Matt had 6 Lapland
This morning there was a 1st cycle ICELAND GULL at Bush Terminal Park, as well
as, the previously reported GLAUCOUS GULL. Later in the morning Heydi Lopes
and I spotted a 2nd cycle Iceland Gull roosting on one of the derelict wooden
barges in Coney Island Creek on the south side of Calvert Vaux
MEGU associating with the RBGU taking handouts near the tennis courts building
at Caesar's Bay -sitting on top of the building a couple of times-this is the
same area as all sightings have been.
Shane
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A few additions to Gail's list all seen at West End II Jones Beach.
Palm Warbler (Western), seen in the median and Field Sparrow near the West
End II turn around. Both observed in the earlier part of the day.
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mounta