I wasn't able to get down to the beach during the height of the storm, but I tried late in the day. By then the wind had dropped and the fog had rolled in thick.
Consistent with Shane's observations, I found two adult LBBGs at Capture SP (possibly romantically involved) and two adults, a subadult and a first summer at Robert Moses SP (both sites are on the south shore of Long Island in western Suffolk County). Very striking to me was the good representation of LBBG against an overall near-absence of gulls at these sites: 0 RBGU, just 11 and 47 Herring Gulls at the two sites, and 0 GBBGs. It also struck me as late for lots of adult LBBGs--our territorial winter birds used to disappear during March (this year they never appeared). If anyone else got out today and saw LBBGs, I'd appreciate details, so that we can refine our understanding of this species' rapidly changing status here. Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________________ From: bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shane Blodgett [shaneblodg...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM To: nys birds Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding Hit send prematurely 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY ________________________________ Register today for “Curtains Up!” the inaugural presentation of the Geraldo Rivera Lecture Series><http://www.csi.cuny.edu/geraldolectureseries/> -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
