[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull, scoters Shinnecock Inlet and west (Suffolk)

2013-02-14 Thread Douglas Futuyma
>From 8:00 to about 10:00 this morning, I examined large concentrations of gulls that were actively feeding at the ocean's edge, from Shinnecock Inlet to Tiana Beach. (The most conspicuous food was lady crabs, genus Libinia, according to a knowledgeable colleague's interpretation of my

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull, scoters Shinnecock Inlet and west (Suffolk)

2013-02-14 Thread Douglas Futuyma
From 8:00 to about 10:00 this morning, I examined large concentrations of gulls that were actively feeding at the ocean's edge, from Shinnecock Inlet to Tiana Beach. (The most conspicuous food was lady crabs, genus Libinia, according to a knowledgeable colleague's interpretation of my