As far as I am aware, there were no other reported sighting. But that should not dissuade anyone from looking.
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Jan 18, 2013, at 10:15 AM, Carole Griffiths <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone seen the Thick-billed Murre recently? > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [[email protected]] on behalf of Andrew Baksh > [[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:34 PM > To: nysbirds-l > Cc: Nyc ebirds > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Second hand report that the Thick-billed Murre in > Brooklyn continues... > > I just received a message from Bobby Kurtz, indicating that he got a call > from Ed Vescher (sp) who reported that he was looking at a THICK-BILLED MURRE > from Dead Horse Bay. It would seem that the bird has made its way back to > the area where it was originally found? > > I don't know if the parking situation has changed at Floyd Bennett Field, but > I have included Doug Gochfeld's e-mail from Sunday (see the thread below), > which provided instructions on where one might park (I think it is about a > 1/2 a mile walk from the aviator parking spot). > > Good luck if you go and please forgive me if I did not get all the details > right. I figured to get the word out ASAP for those who have yet to see this > bird. > > Andrew Baksh > Queens, NY > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com<http://www.birdingdude.blogspot.com> > > > > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 10:19 AM, > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Rob Jett just called to report that he and Heydi Lopes have just found a > Thick-billed Murre in Dead Horse Bay. > > It is behind the usual massive flock of Greater Scaup (which includes at > least one Canvasback that they just found). > > From his description, it sounds like the Murre is roughly here: > 40.582019,-73.90224 > > Viewed from here: > 40.581579,-73.896339 > > If coming by car, you must park at Aviator Sports Parking Lot (across > Flatbush Avenue, in Floyd Bennett Field), and walk south. I suppose that > alternatively you could park in the Brooklyn Golf Driving Range, but it is > not much closer and is technically private (I think). > The entrance to the Aviator Lot is here (at a traffic light): > 40.590335,-73.900652 > > Walk down the street to the access of the trails (a bus stop is also here) > here: > 40.581571,-73.891704 > > Plugging these coordinates into Google Maps will yield a green arrow marking > the locations. > > Good Birding > -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
