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. He quickly pointed out the gull to us. This was at around 2:45. We enjoyed looking at and photographing the bird for about 15 minutes, then they flushed when someone walked by closely. They returned after a few minutes and stayed for about another 10 minutes until someone on a bicycle flushed them. Most of the flock returned to the grass on the other side of the footbridge (same side of the road) but the Mew Gull was not with them. We waited about 10 minutes to see if he would return but we were cold and decided to leave. Some of my pics on the link below _http://www.flickr.com/photos/24272...@n05/_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24272...@n05/) Vitina Varone Piscataway, NJ
____________________________________ From: jschlickenrie...@alliance.com To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu Sent: 1/10/2010 11:45:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time Subj: Fw: [nysbirds-l] 1/9 Mew Gull (Photos)- Yes, 10:45 am Mew continues by pedestrian bridge Jim Schlick Butler nj ------Original Message------ From: Jeffery Davis Sender: bounce-4972367-11108...@list.cornell.edu To: New York Birds listserv ReplyTo: Jeffery Davis Sent: Jan 9, 2010 20:08 Subject: [nysbirds-l] 1/9 Mew Gull (Photos)- Yes, 10:45 am Amy and I observed and digiscoped the Mew Gull this morning from 10:45 to 11 am on the grass very near the Foot-path (first on West side and then briefly on the East side) that crosses over the Parkway. Our photos are at the link below. regards, jeff Downingtown, PA Checkout our bird photos at the link below: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffamy/ "Birding Like I Have Six Months To Live" Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
