4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (two 1st-cycle, a 2nd cycle, and a 3rd cycle) were present along the West End shoreline this evening. Near the jetty an adult Roseate Tern joined the Common Tern roost but eventually flew off in the direction of the city beaches. Piping Plover numbers were down and most that remained were already flocking. The swale held no shorebirds species around high tide (late afternoon) other than Semipalmated Plovers and Sanderlings.
Best, Brendan Fogarty Hempstead, NY http://www.flickr.com/photos/birderbf/ -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
