If you thought birding was competitive in the "States"take a look in Great
Britain:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-britain-bird-watching-gone-wild/2013/12/14/87d5766a-61a3-11e3-a7b4-4a75ebc432ab_story.html?hpid=z1
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This morning I found a Snowy Owl near the old Ponquogue Bridge on the N.
side of the bay. It was no longer there when I stopped by in the
afternoon. Only other thing worth a mention was a single Northern Gannet
at L road flying East to West.
Photos of the bird owl can be seen here:
http://birdso
In light of the King Eider reports from Rockaway Beach I took a look at the
eBird hotspots there and noticed only one called "Rockaway Park" which is
both the name of a town and a park.
I've setup the following hotspots that should be available in the system
within 12 hours. The first 3 are based
Hi Everyone,
I successfully searched for a Eurasian Wigeon at the Massapequa Preserve -
was at the pond between New Hampshire and Rhode Island Avenues (the pond is
frozen but there's a stream around it with flowing water.) Was in the
company of American Wigeons and a Northern Shoveler. I believe
Adult male in with 20+ black scoter
Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
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While observing harbor seals at Cupsogue Beach County Park around 9 AM on
Friday, 12/13/13 , I observed about 50 Northern Gannets feeding in Moriches
Bay near the seal haul-out area. In 8 years of seal observation and
photo-identification at the site and over 160 trips, I'd never seen gannets
divi
