130pm observed suspected 1st Winter Franklin's Gull resting on exposed beach below the brooklyn bridge (on Manhattan side). Showed signs of darker hood and distinctive white eye marks - though it could possibly be a laughing gull as my experience with this bird is limited and my reference guides are at home. I was able to photographically document the bird well from perhaps 20ft away. Assume this bird to be noteworthy for the area as i seldom see it mentioned. Peeter Musta must...@hotmail.com --
NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
