The adult Black-headed Gull was at the Orchard Beach lagoon and last seen by us
at a little before 10:30am when it flew north towards New Rochelle.
Pelham Bay, Bronx list this morning (Nov. 2) on a rising and high tide:
Canada Goose
Gadwall - marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
Mallard - several at Turtle Cove
American Black Duck - around 20
Green-winged Teal - 15 in marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
Bufflehead - pair marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
Dunlin - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot puddle
Greater Yellowlegs - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot (one landed in puddle)
Black-headed Gull - adult Orchard Beach lagoon (Deb, photos by Bob)
Laughing Gull - around 10 including 2 juveniles Orchard Beach parking lot &
lagoon
Ring-billed Gull - 75-100 Orchard Beach parking lot & lagoon
Herring Gull - not many
Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Orchard Beach parking lot
Common Loon - Orchard Beach lagoon
Double-crested Cormorant - 18-20 Orchard Beach lagoon
Snowy Egret - 4 Turtle Cove
Great Egret - 4
Osprey - hatch-year Orchard Beach Lagoon & Turtle Cove
Red-tailed Hawk - overhead
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 or 6
House Finch - 6-8
Nelson's Sparrow - 2 marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
Song Sparrow - 15-10
Swamp Sparrow - 5-10
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird - several groups of 2 or 3
Orange-crowned Warbler - Orchard Beach lagoon (Bob)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10-15
We did not relocate the Wilson's Snipe Bob photographed yesterday (Nov. 1).
On Saturday Oct. 29 while the assembled crowd was waiting for a glimpse of the
LeConte's Sparrow a flock of 55-60 Wood Ducks flew over.
Robert DeCandido, PhD & Deborah Allen
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Baksh
Sent: Nov 2, 2017 1:55 PM
To: nysbirds-l
Cc: Nyc ebirds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx
I am not sure if this was reported as yet to the list serves. Robert DeCandido
and Deborah Allen found a Black-headed Gull this AM at Pelham Bay. I think was
near the Lagoon area.
Cheers,
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ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~
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Andrew Bakshwww.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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