Re:[nysbirds-l] Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay

[Rob Jett]

You can watch a very short video of the gannets here:

https://vimeo.com/159684550

Rob

On Mar 20, 2016, at 10:20 AM, Rob Jett  wrote:

> Yesterday at around noon Heydi Lopes and I were at Dead Horse Bay in 
> Brooklyn. From Dead Horse Point looking west Heydi shouted to me when she 
> spotted the same phenomenon. A huge flock of gannets were diving, sometimes 
> en masse, in the bay just offshore between Manhattan Beach and Coney Island. 
> It was difficult to get an accurate count, but it was easily several hundred 
> individuals. Curious what fish were running that lured them from the ocean 
> into the bay. It was the largest gathering of gannets that I've seen in Kings 
> County. I tried to digiscope a short video but the distortion in the results 
> make it difficult to watch.
> 
> Good birding,
> 
> Rob
> 
> http://citybirder.blogspot.com
> @thecitybirder
> 
>> Subject: Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay
>> Date: Sat Mar 19 2016 16:33 pm
>> From: hosesbroadbill AT gmail.com 
>> 
>> While not rare, there are currently 1000's of Gannets in Raritan Bay.
>> I am at the end of Oakwood Beach in Staten Island and everywhere I scan
>> the sky and water is filled with Gannets. Mostly distant. Off of Jersey 
>> (Perth Amboy) there are clouds of them.
>> Very cool to see. 
>> 
>> Isaac Grant
>> Senior Loan Officer
> 


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Re:[nysbirds-l] Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay

[Rob Jett]

You can watch a very short video of the gannets here:

https://vimeo.com/159684550

Rob

On Mar 20, 2016, at 10:20 AM, Rob Jett  wrote:

> Yesterday at around noon Heydi Lopes and I were at Dead Horse Bay in 
> Brooklyn. From Dead Horse Point looking west Heydi shouted to me when she 
> spotted the same phenomenon. A huge flock of gannets were diving, sometimes 
> en masse, in the bay just offshore between Manhattan Beach and Coney Island. 
> It was difficult to get an accurate count, but it was easily several hundred 
> individuals. Curious what fish were running that lured them from the ocean 
> into the bay. It was the largest gathering of gannets that I've seen in Kings 
> County. I tried to digiscope a short video but the distortion in the results 
> make it difficult to watch.
> 
> Good birding,
> 
> Rob
> 
> http://citybirder.blogspot.com
> @thecitybirder
> 
>> Subject: Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay
>> Date: Sat Mar 19 2016 16:33 pm
>> From: hosesbroadbill AT gmail.com 
>> 
>> While not rare, there are currently 1000's of Gannets in Raritan Bay.
>> I am at the end of Oakwood Beach in Staten Island and everywhere I scan
>> the sky and water is filled with Gannets. Mostly distant. Off of Jersey 
>> (Perth Amboy) there are clouds of them.
>> Very cool to see. 
>> 
>> Isaac Grant
>> Senior Loan Officer
> 


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RE:[nysbirds-l] Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay

[Rob Jett]

Yesterday at around noon Heydi Lopes and I were at Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn. 
From Dead Horse Point looking west Heydi shouted to me when she spotted the 
same phenomenon. A huge flock of gannets were diving, sometimes en masse, in 
the bay just offshore between Manhattan Beach and Coney Island. It was 
difficult to get an accurate count, but it was easily several hundred 
individuals. Curious what fish were running that lured them from the ocean into 
the bay. It was the largest gathering of gannets that I've seen in Kings 
County. I tried to digiscope a short video but the distortion in the results 
make it difficult to watch.

Good birding,

Rob

http://citybirder.blogspot.com
@thecitybirder

> Subject: Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay
> Date: Sat Mar 19 2016 16:33 pm
> From: hosesbroadbill AT gmail.com 
> 
> While not rare, there are currently 1000's of Gannets in Raritan Bay.
> I am at the end of Oakwood Beach in Staten Island and everywhere I scan
> the sky and water is filled with Gannets. Mostly distant. Off of Jersey 
> (Perth Amboy) there are clouds of them.
> Very cool to see. 
> 
> Isaac Grant
> Senior Loan Officer


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RE:[nysbirds-l] Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay

[Rob Jett]

Yesterday at around noon Heydi Lopes and I were at Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn. 
From Dead Horse Point looking west Heydi shouted to me when she spotted the 
same phenomenon. A huge flock of gannets were diving, sometimes en masse, in 
the bay just offshore between Manhattan Beach and Coney Island. It was 
difficult to get an accurate count, but it was easily several hundred 
individuals. Curious what fish were running that lured them from the ocean into 
the bay. It was the largest gathering of gannets that I've seen in Kings 
County. I tried to digiscope a short video but the distortion in the results 
make it difficult to watch.

Good birding,

Rob

http://citybirder.blogspot.com
@thecitybirder

> Subject: Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay
> Date: Sat Mar 19 2016 16:33 pm
> From: hosesbroadbill AT gmail.com 
> 
> While not rare, there are currently 1000's of Gannets in Raritan Bay.
> I am at the end of Oakwood Beach in Staten Island and everywhere I scan
> the sky and water is filled with Gannets. Mostly distant. Off of Jersey 
> (Perth Amboy) there are clouds of them.
> Very cool to see. 
> 
> Isaac Grant
> Senior Loan Officer


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[nysbirds-l] Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay

[Isaac Grant]

While not rare, there are currently 1000's of Gannets in Raritan Bay. I am at 
the end of Oakwood Beach in Staten Island and everywhere I scan the sky and 
water is filled with Gannets. Mostly distant. Off of Jersey (Perth Amboy) there 
are clouds of them. Very cool to see. 

Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
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[nysbirds-l] Gannet swarm in Raritan Bay

[Isaac Grant]

While not rare, there are currently 1000's of Gannets in Raritan Bay. I am at 
the end of Oakwood Beach in Staten Island and everywhere I scan the sky and 
water is filled with Gannets. Mostly distant. Off of Jersey (Perth Amboy) there 
are clouds of them. Very cool to see. 

Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
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