I also meant to add that in this Common Gull search situation a telescope is crucial- perhaps essential.
Best -Doug Gochfeld On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 14:09 Doug Gochfeld <fresha2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Prospect Lake (in Prospect Park) is mostly frozen over, but has an opening > in the center, where the geese roost overnight. This opening is south of > The Peninsula meadow and north of “The Peristyle” (labeled on Google Maps). > This open water is the main attraction for gulls, which are using it to > bathe. The bulk of the Ring-billed Gulls tend to stand on the ice northwest > and west of this open water, while most of the larger gulls tend to stick > closer to the open water. > > The best vantage point will depend on where the bird is, and what the wind > direction is. The south side of the lake is usually closest, but in a north > wind (which we seem to be in a never ending period of), the gulls will > often be facing north, and you will be looking right into the wind. The > western shore has some raised spots where you can see into the flock more > easily (the Common Gull was obscured by other gulls for a long time for > people looking from the southern vantage, which is low). The Peninsula > meadow edge can be good too, though also low. There is plenty of street > parking around the SW corner of the park. I believe, but am not certain, > that the parking lot on Breeze Hill is open (enter at Lincoln Road/Ocean > Ave.). > > Good luck if you go for this understated but excellent bird. > -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. > > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
