Hello All, My apologies for this much-belated report, the birds could be gone or could still be present, but seem worth mentioning nonetheless.
On my Jamaica Bay Eco-Cruise for NYC Audubon on Sunday, June 30th, we spotted an adult Bald Eagle flying over the water near Rockaway Community Park. I don't hear about too many adult summertime Bald Eagles in NYC, has anyone else spotted any? On a similar note, we passed a basic-plumage type Common Loon swimming in the bay; this is another species I don't recall seeing here in the summer. I assume it was a first-year bird since it was in basic-type plumage, but I didn't get a close enough look to see if it was browner like a young bird. Other highlights were: Peregrine Falcon; Black Skimmer, Common, Forster's, and Least Tern feeding together in the bay; and numerous American Oystercatchers all around the shallows. Cheers, Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
