Nothing unusual to report, but a great day to spend a couple hours at
Jamaica Bay NWR, with a steady, soft breeze carrying away insects and
humidity. Waders were excellent: Both Night Herons, occasionally side by
side, both the Blue Herons, Snowy and Great Egrets, plus ample Glossy
Ibises. Least
After noticing shorebirds on the way by this field in the afternoon, I
resolved to come back with a scope in the evening. I met Dave Wheeler there
and the two of us, later joined by Dave Muller, had 10 species of
shorebirds, with the highlight being an UPLAND SANDPIPER! Along with
Sanderling (Olc
For anyone that checked the link I gave to the map, disregard it.
Either I screwed up or Google Map is buggy, because that was not the
correct location. This is:
http://tinyurl.com/mzzl8e
Thanks Doug for pointing that out.
Rob
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A big thanks to Bob Gochfeld for posting my sighting. Just a brief
follow up with a little more details. I was sitting on the beach at
Riis Park, Bay 14, with my wife. At approximately 12:55pm, she
exclaimed, "Look a pelican!" Sure enough, flying in from the west, and
very close to shore, w
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* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 25, 2009
* NYNY0907.25
- Birds mentioned
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
BROWN PELICAN
LEAST BITTERN
CATTLE EGRET
AMERICAN AVOCET
Willet (subspecies "Western Willet
Rob Jett is currently looking at a Brown Pelican flying around in the water
in front of Riis Park, Queens County, N.Y. The bird is sticking to the
area just in front of the beach.
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