Apparently that is the only accepted North American record. Or are there others?
Ship-assisted vagrancy would seem to be likely. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY ________________________________ From: Rob Jett <[email protected]> To: NYSBirds <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 10:06 AM Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Apparent/possible GRAY-HEADED GULL in Brooklyn I thought the following article entitled, "The Gray-hooded Gull in North America: First Documented Record" would be of interest to anyone attempting to relocate the bird seen in Coney Island: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/NAB/v053n03/p00337-p00339.pdf Seen in Florida in 1998, the article gives excellent descriptions of an individual in alternate plumage. Good birding, Rob The City Birder Weblog http://citybirder.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
