4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (two 1st-cycle, a 2nd cycle, and a 3rd cycle) were
present along the West End shoreline this evening. Near the jetty an adult
Roseate Tern joined the Common Tern roost but eventually flew off in the
direction of the city beaches. Piping Plover numbers were down and
Pat saw the continuing SY Glaucous Gull at Orient Pt on Friday evening. We both
saw it as our ferry pulled in on Saturday evening, but it flew off toward
Gardiners Island before I could get any photos. I noticed that its right leg
drooped as it flew, suggesting that an injury might underlie its
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
On Monday (16 August, 2010) evening at around 7:45 to 8 p.m., at least
15 (fifteen) Common Nighthawks moved southward over Central Park, as
viewed from the south end of the Reservoir there, and subsequently
seen as they moved on over the Great Lawn area,
Pat saw the continuing SY Glaucous Gull at Orient Pt on Friday evening. We both
saw it as our ferry pulled in on Saturday evening, but it flew off toward
Gardiners Island before I could get any photos. I noticed that its right leg
drooped as it flew, suggesting that an injury might underlie its
4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (two 1st-cycle, a 2nd cycle, and a 3rd cycle) were
present along the West End shoreline this evening. Near the jetty an adult
Roseate Tern joined the Common Tern roost but eventually flew off in the
direction of the city beaches. Piping Plover numbers were down and
