I spent the afternoon birding at Fort Tilden. The highlight was a Pacific Loon. The Loon appeared stationary at position 40° 33' 31.5108'' N 73° 53' 12.6852'' W, which is between Battery Harris and Battery 220 on the Atlantic side of Fort Tilden. It was still there when I left this area during the late afternoon. I confirmed the ID just after dark by checking the pictures I took.
There was also a good flight of Gannets (1750, almost all passed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm). Illustrated checklist with pictures of the Loon and most bird seen: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41023673 Matthieu -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
