A colleague and I were standing at front entrance of Staten Island Academy on
Todt Hill waiting to go into a meeting. The kite flew over our heads heading
southeast to northwest! Unmistakeable large slender raptor with deep forked
tail. Last seen heading towards Richmond Co CC golf course/High R
Just heard two Oystercatchers from my office window 830pm. End of Huguenot Ave.
New early date for me.
-M
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Michael Shanley III '99
Dean of Students Grades 5/6
Math/Science Teacher
Staten Island Academy
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I think I speak for both Will Raup and myself when I say how ecstatic we both
are over this incredible find! I think about all the early mornings I spent out
at that pond as an undergrad (Luckily, we still had pine bush habitat on campus
to find cool stuff back in the late 90's!). Great find Bri
We had a Brown Pelican fly directly over us around noon today while standing on
the rock jetty near the base of the VZ Bridge at Ft. Wadsworth.
It circled once and then continued under the bridge and was last seen heading
towards the general direction of the Staten Island Ferry terminal.
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One bird calling while flying up and down the beach tonight (830pm) across the
street from my house.
-Mike Shanley
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