This is posted on behalf of Tom Burke: On Tuesday afternoon during a Waterfowl Count wrap-up, an adult Black-headed Gull was seen around Five Islands Park in New Rochelle, West. Co. This is presumably the same bird reported once this year on Jan. 2 (by Jim Coe, also the original finder in 2014) at nearby Premium Mill Pond in Larchmont and also present at both locations back in late November to mid-December 2014, then as an immature bird. Five Islands Park is accessed from Route 1 in eastern New Rochelle by taking Le Fevres Lane just west of Salesian High School. The Black-headed spends much of its time around the tanks at the Water Treatment Plant on the right as you progress down Le Fevres Lane, often settling into the tanks with accompanying Ring-billed Gulls. Also check the islands in the harbor, where the gulls sometimes roost.
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