"Bronx Brendan", Glen, Mike and I birded Hunter Island, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx this morning. The conditions were finally decent, with good visibility, little wind, somewhat sunny skies and moderating temperatures.
Present were: 12 Goldeneye 75+ Greater Scaup 50+ Brant 8 Red-breasted Merganser 12 American Wigeon 30 Bufflehead 3 Horned Grebe 22 Black Ducks 2 Common Loon Red-throated Loon 4 Killdeer 75 Ring-billed Gulls 13 Hering Gulls 3 Greater Black-backed Gulls 30+ Canada Geese Woodland birds seemed scarce, notable was a remaining Barred Owl. We were unable to relocate the Great Horned Owl seen earlier in the week. Jack Rothman www.cityislandbirds.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/ --
