Rob Jett is currently looking at a Brown Pelican flying around in the water
in front of Riis Park, Queens County, N.Y. The bird is sticking to the
area just in front of the beach.
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* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 25, 2009
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- Birds mentioned
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
BROWN PELICAN
LEAST BITTERN
CATTLE EGRET
AMERICAN AVOCET
Willet (subspecies "Western
A big thanks to Bob Gochfeld for posting my sighting. Just a brief
follow up with a little more details. I was sitting on the beach at
Riis Park, Bay 14, with my wife. At approximately 12:55pm, she
exclaimed, "Look a pelican!" Sure enough, flying in from the west, and
very close to shore,
For anyone that checked the link I gave to the map, disregard it.
Either I screwed up or Google Map is buggy, because that was not the
correct location. This is:
http://tinyurl.com/mzzl8e
Thanks Doug for pointing that out.
Rob
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
After noticing shorebirds on the way by this field in the afternoon, I
resolved to come back with a scope in the evening. I met Dave Wheeler there
and the two of us, later joined by Dave Muller, had 10 species of
shorebirds, with the highlight being an UPLAND SANDPIPER! Along with
Sanderling
