Yesterday Heydi Lopes and I went to Four Sparrow Marsh, in Brooklyn,
in search of snipe. During our walk around the edges of the marsh we
ended up flushing 10 very nervous Wilson's Snipe. We'd hoped to take
some photos, but in the end, (and as usual) this wary species was much
faster than our camera skills. Also of note Sunday were a pair of
gannets at Dead Horse Bay. Shane had called me earlier from Riis Park
to say that the hazy conditions on the ocean had pushed some gannets
very close to shore. Heydi and I decided that there might be a good
chance to see some on the bay. We guessed correctly. FYI - the massive
overwintering scaup flock at Dead Horse has been reduced to about 65
birds.
Here's a link to a map of Four Sparrow Marsh:
http://tinyurl.com/ye4pngk
Good birding,
Rob
The City Birder Weblog
http://citybirder.blogspot.com
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