[nysbirds-l] BHGU, BOGU, Eurasian x American Wigeon + @ Jamaica Bay East Pond, Queens Co.
A 1CY Black-headed Gull (BHGU) continued today on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens. I scoped this bird from the southend and later from Big John’s Pond overlook, where I got to study it for a bit. As far as I could tell, this bird does not show any inner primary moult so still 1CY. Also present was a non breeding Bonaparte’s Gull (BOGU) for good comparison. In sorting through the nearby duckage that was in view I picked out a few Northern Shovelers, 1 Green-winged Teal and a Eurasian x American Wigeon. The latter is a first on the pond for me. Water level continues to draw down and we are hoping to do one more digout for the season. If you do visit Big John’s Pond Overlook, I would recommend bug spray. The mosquitoes there are something fierce. Bless up! “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our mind.” ~ Bob Marley “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] BHGU, BOGU, Eurasian x American Wigeon + @ Jamaica Bay East Pond, Queens Co.
A 1CY Black-headed Gull (BHGU) continued today on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens. I scoped this bird from the southend and later from Big John’s Pond overlook, where I got to study it for a bit. As far as I could tell, this bird does not show any inner primary moult so still 1CY. Also present was a non breeding Bonaparte’s Gull (BOGU) for good comparison. In sorting through the nearby duckage that was in view I picked out a few Northern Shovelers, 1 Green-winged Teal and a Eurasian x American Wigeon. The latter is a first on the pond for me. Water level continues to draw down and we are hoping to do one more digout for the season. If you do visit Big John’s Pond Overlook, I would recommend bug spray. The mosquitoes there are something fierce. Bless up! “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our mind.” ~ Bob Marley “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- 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/ --