After failing to locate the Ross' Goose at Floyd Bennett Field this morning (11/26), I cycled across the bridge to Riis park, where I found an adult winter plumaged Black Headed Gull standing on the beach within the half circle formed by the promenade at the western end of the park, along with some 150 Ring Billed Gulls. Many Red Throated Loons and parties of Common Eider were just offshore. (About 25 Horned Larks were at Floyd Bennett field, in the grassy area to the north of the astroturf soccer pitches).
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