Birds were obviously on the move today. I was able to see both the young male King Eider and Whimbrel this morning at Plumb Beach. For those not familiar with the location it is located along the Belt Parkway just west of Flatbush Avenue. I spent the middle of the day searching Gravesend Bay following a report of a probably Brown Booby flying west off Ft. Tilden in Queens. I did not locate any Sulids, but even at the mid day hour there was visible migration in effect with 5 Baltimore Orioles, 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and a Louisiana Waterthrush all moving west through Coney Island Creek Park. Scoping the pilings across the creek a Lesser Black-backed Gull was resting with Herring Gulls. While running errands after birding I had a "yellow bellied" Kingbird fly over me near 6th Ave and 64th Street in Bay Ridge. The bird was heading SE just over the treetops. Unfortunately, no bins and no camera so this one will remain nameless.
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