Doug Gochfeld just called to say that he and Scott Whittle have refound the Mew Gull. I believe that Bob O'Neill (another Brooklyn birder) alerted them to the presence of the bird.
It was on the water of Gravesend Bay near the foot of the pedestrian bridge that crosses the Belt Parkway at ~ Bay 16th Street. This is NW of where it was originally found but still SE of the Verrazano. The bird responded to chumming ( I would assume with bread of some kind), and some flight shots were obtained. It seems perserverance can pay off with this bird. I would suggest parking at the first rest area just south of the bridge and walking the promenade down to the ballfields and back, scrutinizing the gulls both on land and water. Bring some bread! Good luck, Shane B. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
