NY County Highlights: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Killdeer (6), Tree Swallow, Fish Crow (16+), American Black Duck, Common Tern (73+) & Laughing Gull (9).
*1st hour:* *12 spp.*; *2nd:* *+9*; *3rd:* *+3*; *4th:* *+1* = *25 spp.* [4 hours, 20 minutes ] Full checklist & images: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37706342 *Summer frequency ranking:* 1. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2. Killdeer 3. Tree Swallow 4. Fish Crow 5. American Black Duck 6. Common Tern 7. Laughing Gull 8. Song Sparrow 9. Cedar Waxwing 10. Barn Swallow 11. Ring-billed Gull 12. Chimney Swift 13. Red-winged Blackbird 14. Great Black-backed Gull 15. Herring Gull 16. Canada Goose 17. Double-crested Cormorant 18. Northern Cardinal 19. Mallard 20. Common Grackle 21. Mourning Dove 22. Rock Pigeon 23. European Starling 24. American Robin 25. House Sparrow -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots <http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York> Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A <https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYeBirdHotspots/> -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
