I was just notified via Facebook that Ian Davies of Plymouth Mass just found
and photographed a NORTHERN HOBBY from his yard overlooking Bartlett Pond. The
link to the post from massbirds is below:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html#1305744436
And his photos: http://www.flickr.com/p
A BLACK TERN was over the Lake in Prospect Park this morning around
8:45. I picked it up while scanning a fairly dense flock of swallows
(mostly Barn) shortly after arriving at the shore near the base or
west end of the Peninsula. My first thought was “what’s wrong with
that Laughing Gull?”
This morning there were six Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Democrat Pt and three
more at nearby Captree SP, the latter three showing some interesting behavior.
When Bobby Rossetti and I arrived, Bird 1 was standing alert in the middle of a
small flock of Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls; Bird
Hi John,
Thanks for the information. It's good to know that there are people
like you and others who are aware and working on this problem.
ALL NYS BIRDERS should email or contact their NYS assembly and Senate
representatives to tell them that they support these respective bills.
Best Regards
Yesterday, in dire weather conditions I did some coastal birding
specifically in Queens County. Of note, were Surf and Black Scoters right
off the fisherman's parking lot at Fort Tilden. A surprise was at least 2
Common Eiders, west of the parking lot, which I tried unsuccessfully to
digiscope, b
