[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls, new sparrows, Heckscher SP, Suffolk Co.

[pjlindsay]

Highlights from Heckscher SP today included a couple of lingering Am. 
Tree Sparrows at the boat basin lot in the morning rain, and later in 
the afternoon, a first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull in the newly 
flooded lot at Field 7,
four Field and two Chipping Sparrows and a singing Brown Thrasher on the 
loop road, and three more Chipping Sparrows on the Forty Foot Road near 
the maintenance area.


With apologies for the delayed report, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a 
third year and an spanking adult, were in in the Field 7 lot yesterday 
morning, Friday 1 Apr (no fooling).


Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore

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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls, new sparrows, Heckscher SP, Suffolk Co.

[pjlindsay]

Highlights from Heckscher SP today included a couple of lingering Am. 
Tree Sparrows at the boat basin lot in the morning rain, and later in 
the afternoon, a first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull in the newly 
flooded lot at Field 7,
four Field and two Chipping Sparrows and a singing Brown Thrasher on the 
loop road, and three more Chipping Sparrows on the Forty Foot Road near 
the maintenance area.


With apologies for the delayed report, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a 
third year and an spanking adult, were in in the Field 7 lot yesterday 
morning, Friday 1 Apr (no fooling).


Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn and Queens highlights

[Andrew Baksh]

Like a few other birders, I decided it was the kind of weather for Gulling 
which started at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. Sean Sime's earlier report 
pretty much covered the highlights there, save for 11 Bonaparte's Gulls which I 
happened upon at the boat launch. Unfortunately, just as quickly as I spotted 
them, they took off after a Coast Guard (?) cutter flushed them from the 
exposed flats.

Leaving Floyd, I headed over to Riis Park. A scan of the parking lot did not 
turn up much of a loafing gull flock. Scoping from the beach did not have much 
returns either. If you have not visited the area recently, please note that the 
area which some of us used for seawatching while staying out of the rain and 
wind is now fenced off with no access at the moment.

Skipping Fort Tilden, I hurried over to Breezy Point where I decided to try and 
get in a Piping Plover survey since there was a break in the rain. In total, I 
documented 11 Piping Plovers with 10 birds apparently paired up. I spent some 
time observing their behavior and noted some nest scraping as well as 
territorial display.

Other highlights from Breezy included: Common Raven, heard and observed in the 
median. It was heading towards the ocean but then doubled back and headed 
towards Coney Island.

The Sanderling numbers seem to be holding steady and I had my first flagged 
Sanderling of the year which I managed to document. A few banded American 
Oystercatchers were also documented. One with the code U2.

The Northern Gannet show continued with several hundred but nowhere near the 
numbers from a few weeks ago.  Otherwise the ocean was quiet and there was none 
of the Scoter spectacle from a few weeks ago. Despite the good numbers of 
Bonaparte's Gulls being reported from Staten Island, I only had 2 in the 3 
hours I spent at Breezy Tip.

Leaving Breezy, I checked in at the Fort Tilden fisherman's lot and did a 
seawatch which was uneventful. Good numbers of Gannets but nothing else 
noteworthy.

Leaving Fort Tilden, I again covered the Riis Parking lot and this time had a 
good number of gulls in the parking lot. However, they were all the usuals. 
Another seawatch from Riis beach did not turn up anything of note.

I decided to wrap up the day at Gravesend in Brooklyn, thinking that maybe some 
of the Bonaparte's action might have drifted into that area. Unfortunately, 
that was not the case; nevertheless, I did enjoy nice looks at Gannets.

Not a bad day of birding despite the weather. Now, if I could only master a 
transportation Jitsu it would be much easier getting around  :-)


Cheers,


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[nysbirds-l] Pectoral Sandpipers on Staten Island

[Isaac Grant]

Goethals Bridge Pond
9 Pectoral Sandpipers
20 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Barn Swallow

The Pecs show up here every year in early April. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler (etc.)

[David Gasner]

Mr Fiore:
Thank you for the most informative note. I had no sense that the sighting might 
be quite unusual and I will try to get some evidence so that others more 
knowledgable, of whom there are many, can corroborate or falsify as the case 
may be.
Having said that, I have a decent idea of what I saw, and a very, very good 
idea of what I heard. I am quite sure that it was not Pine or Palm Warbler, 
both of which I am reasonably familiar with.
If I can get a decent pic and/or recording I will send it along.
Best to everyone
David Gasner

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 2, 2016, at 4:14 PM, Thomas Fiore  wrote:
> 
> Hi David & all,
> 
> I would not be the only list-member to note that a Tennessee Warbler at this 
> early date would be somewhat remarkable, and since around a feeder, perhaps 
> can be video'd with the vocalizations that were noted, as well as for a 
> visual confirmation.  I believe any occurrence of that species earlier than 
> the last week in April (anywhere in NY state, or the greater region) would be 
> most unusual, and certainly very unexpected.  (I was in a location near the 
> Mexico-Guatemala border less than 3 weeks ago where some of us witnessed a 
> mass migratory passage of Tennessee Warbler, an indication of how far away 
> they still were then.  Now perhaps some are in the deep southern U.S.A. but 
> not likely most (if any) have made it a lot farther north just yet - unless 
> south winds really did bring in such a major over-shoot, or if there had been 
> a rare-overwintering individual in the general vicinity, so far north of the 
> typical winter range for Tennessee Warbler - which is not in N. America.
> 
> ..
> At least 2 species of expected warblers & other typical early-April migrants 
> are showing in Central Park this changeable-weather day in Manhattan (N.Y. 
> City) - those being Pine & Palm Warbler, in modest numbers and most of the 
> other spring migrants that are being seen also in modest or small numbers, to 
> my knowledge & from what I've been seeing so far... (B.-g. Gnatcatcher, 
> Kinglets of both spp., Hermit Thrush, Spizella-genus sparrows)
> 
> the song (if there was song heard) of Tennessee Warbler is rather unique, so 
> an interesting report & worth some follow-up.
> 
> best and good birding,
> 
> Tom Fiore
> Manhattan
> .>>
> Date: 4/2/16 12:31 pm
> From: Davidgasner 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler
> Seen and heard, near backyard feeders, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton. Also 
> fos Eastern Towhee yesterday. 
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler (etc.)

[David Gasner]

Mr Fiore:
Thank you for the most informative note. I had no sense that the sighting might 
be quite unusual and I will try to get some evidence so that others more 
knowledgable, of whom there are many, can corroborate or falsify as the case 
may be.
Having said that, I have a decent idea of what I saw, and a very, very good 
idea of what I heard. I am quite sure that it was not Pine or Palm Warbler, 
both of which I am reasonably familiar with.
If I can get a decent pic and/or recording I will send it along.
Best to everyone
David Gasner

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 2, 2016, at 4:14 PM, Thomas Fiore  wrote:
> 
> Hi David & all,
> 
> I would not be the only list-member to note that a Tennessee Warbler at this 
> early date would be somewhat remarkable, and since around a feeder, perhaps 
> can be video'd with the vocalizations that were noted, as well as for a 
> visual confirmation.  I believe any occurrence of that species earlier than 
> the last week in April (anywhere in NY state, or the greater region) would be 
> most unusual, and certainly very unexpected.  (I was in a location near the 
> Mexico-Guatemala border less than 3 weeks ago where some of us witnessed a 
> mass migratory passage of Tennessee Warbler, an indication of how far away 
> they still were then.  Now perhaps some are in the deep southern U.S.A. but 
> not likely most (if any) have made it a lot farther north just yet - unless 
> south winds really did bring in such a major over-shoot, or if there had been 
> a rare-overwintering individual in the general vicinity, so far north of the 
> typical winter range for Tennessee Warbler - which is not in N. America.
> 
> ..
> At least 2 species of expected warblers & other typical early-April migrants 
> are showing in Central Park this changeable-weather day in Manhattan (N.Y. 
> City) - those being Pine & Palm Warbler, in modest numbers and most of the 
> other spring migrants that are being seen also in modest or small numbers, to 
> my knowledge & from what I've been seeing so far... (B.-g. Gnatcatcher, 
> Kinglets of both spp., Hermit Thrush, Spizella-genus sparrows)
> 
> the song (if there was song heard) of Tennessee Warbler is rather unique, so 
> an interesting report & worth some follow-up.
> 
> best and good birding,
> 
> Tom Fiore
> Manhattan
> .>>
> Date: 4/2/16 12:31 pm
> From: Davidgasner 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler
> Seen and heard, near backyard feeders, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton. Also 
> fos Eastern Towhee yesterday. 
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Little Gull yes on Staten Island

[Isaac Grant]

Just refound the (?) bird very far out. I am at Conference House Park looking 
towards the flats of South Amboy. There are hundreds of birds circling out 
there. Hard to get an accurate count but would guess about 500 birds.  Of note, 
2 were reported from there a few hours ago on the Jersey side. 

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[nysbirds-l] Little Gull yes on Staten Island

[Isaac Grant]

Just refound the (?) bird very far out. I am at Conference House Park looking 
towards the flats of South Amboy. There are hundreds of birds circling out 
there. Hard to get an accurate count but would guess about 500 birds.  Of note, 
2 were reported from there a few hours ago on the Jersey side. 

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RE:[nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler (etc.)

[Thomas Fiore]

Hi David & all,

I would not be the only list-member to note that a Tennessee Warbler  
at this early date would be somewhat remarkable, and since around a  
feeder, perhaps can be video'd with the vocalizations that were noted,  
as well as for a visual confirmation.  I believe any occurrence of  
that species earlier than the last week in April (anywhere in NY  
state, or the greater region) would be most unusual, and certainly  
very unexpected.  (I was in a location near the Mexico-Guatemala  
border less than 3 weeks ago where some of us witnessed a mass  
migratory passage of Tennessee Warbler, an indication of how far away  
they still were then.  Now perhaps some are in the deep southern  
U.S.A. but not likely most (if any) have made it a lot farther north  
just yet - unless south winds really did bring in such a major over- 
shoot, or if there had been a rare-overwintering individual in the  
general vicinity, so far north of the typical winter range for  
Tennessee Warbler - which is not in N. America.

..
At least 2 species of expected warblers & other typical early-April  
migrants are showing in Central Park this changeable-weather day in  
Manhattan (N.Y. City) - those being Pine & Palm Warbler, in modest  
numbers and most of the other spring migrants that are being seen also  
in modest or small numbers, to my knowledge & from what I've been  
seeing so far... (B.-g. Gnatcatcher, Kinglets of both spp., Hermit  
Thrush, Spizella-genus sparrows)

the song (if there was song heard) of Tennessee Warbler is rather  
unique, so an interesting report & worth some follow-up.

best and good birding,

Tom Fiore
Manhattan
.>>
Date: 4/2/16 12:31 pm
From: Davidgasner 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler
Seen and heard, near backyard feeders, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton.  
Also fos Eastern Towhee yesterday.

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RE:[nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler (etc.)

[Thomas Fiore]

Hi David & all,

I would not be the only list-member to note that a Tennessee Warbler  
at this early date would be somewhat remarkable, and since around a  
feeder, perhaps can be video'd with the vocalizations that were noted,  
as well as for a visual confirmation.  I believe any occurrence of  
that species earlier than the last week in April (anywhere in NY  
state, or the greater region) would be most unusual, and certainly  
very unexpected.  (I was in a location near the Mexico-Guatemala  
border less than 3 weeks ago where some of us witnessed a mass  
migratory passage of Tennessee Warbler, an indication of how far away  
they still were then.  Now perhaps some are in the deep southern  
U.S.A. but not likely most (if any) have made it a lot farther north  
just yet - unless south winds really did bring in such a major over- 
shoot, or if there had been a rare-overwintering individual in the  
general vicinity, so far north of the typical winter range for  
Tennessee Warbler - which is not in N. America.

..
At least 2 species of expected warblers & other typical early-April  
migrants are showing in Central Park this changeable-weather day in  
Manhattan (N.Y. City) - those being Pine & Palm Warbler, in modest  
numbers and most of the other spring migrants that are being seen also  
in modest or small numbers, to my knowledge & from what I've been  
seeing so far... (B.-g. Gnatcatcher, Kinglets of both spp., Hermit  
Thrush, Spizella-genus sparrows)

the song (if there was song heard) of Tennessee Warbler is rather  
unique, so an interesting report & worth some follow-up.

best and good birding,

Tom Fiore
Manhattan
.>>
Date: 4/2/16 12:31 pm
From: Davidgasner 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler
Seen and heard, near backyard feeders, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton.  
Also fos Eastern Towhee yesterday.

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[nysbirds-l] Tennessee warbler

[Davidgasner]

Seen and heard, near backyard feeders, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton. Also fos 
Eastern Towhee yesterday.

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[Davidgasner]

Seen and heard, near backyard feeders, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton. Also fos 
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[nysbirds-l] Little Gull Staten Island

[Dennis Hrehowsik]

This is a third hand report on my part but thought I should pass it along. 

A little gull fly by was reported by Seth Woolney this afternoon at Wolf's Pond 
in Staten Island. Perhaps the bird is still in the area. 

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[nysbirds-l] Little Gull Staten Island

[Dennis Hrehowsik]

This is a third hand report on my part but thought I should pass it along. 

A little gull fly by was reported by Seth Woolney this afternoon at Wolf's Pond 
in Staten Island. Perhaps the bird is still in the area. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 1 April 2016

[Andrew Baksh]

Well now, it appears Thick-billed Murre, is now so common that it is not longer 
necessary to report early or to even share with the listserves?

This is the tamest comment I could come up with. All other iterations were too 
acerbic to make public.

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> On Apr 1, 2016, at 8:10 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:
> 
> - RBA
> * New York
> * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
> * Apr. 1, 2016
> * NYNY1604.01
> 
> - Birds mentioned
> NORTHERN GIANT PETREL+
> THICK-BILLED MURRE+
> (+ Details requested by NYSARC)
> 
> EURASIAN WIGEON
> GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Eurasian form "Common Teal") 
> KING EIDER
> HARLEQUIN DUCK
> Little Blue Heron
> Bald Eagle
> Broad-winged Hawk
> Lesser Black-backed Gull
> GLAUCOUS GULL
> Short-eared Owl
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow
> Barn Swallow
> Brown Creeper
> Winter Wren
> Marsh Wren
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> Hermit Thrush
> Louisiana Waterthrush
> ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
> Palm Warbler
> Pine Warbler
> Yellow-rumped Warbler
> Eastern Towhee
> Chipping Sparrow
> Field Sparrow
> LARK SPARROW
> Swamp Sparrow
> Eastern Meadowlark
> Purple Finch
> 
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> 
> Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
> Number: (212) 979-3070
> 
> To report sightings call:
> Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
> Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) 
> 
> Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
> Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
> 
> Transcriber: Ben Cacace
> 
> BEGIN TAPE
> 
> Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 1st 2016 at 
> 6pm. The highlights of today's tape are NORTHERN GIANT PETREL, THICK-BILLED 
> MURRE, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, EURASIAN WIGEON, Eurasian form of 
> GREEN-WINGED TEAL, GLAUCOUS GULL, LARK SPARROW, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.
> 
> Spring migration continues to proceed slowly with a couple of nice rarities 
> still appearing the first a follow-up on the previously reported NORTHERN 
> GIANT PETREL. The Captain Lou Fleet has called to say they are postponing the 
> special birders pelagic they had setup for tomorrow to see the Giant Petrel 
> that had been around their charter boats just off Jones Inlet for the past 
> two days because it was not seen there this morning. If the Giant Petrel does 
> reappear they will reinstate the trip but they did say that photos of the 
> Giant Petrel will be up on their website soon showing the nice rosy tips of 
> the bill confirming its identity as a Northern.
> 
> Also, the National Weather Service has confirmed their proclamation that 
> Spring has been canceled this year in the northeast saying just check the 
> weather for the next couple of days if you don't believe them.
> 
> Wednesday was a good day locally for THICK-BILLED MURRE continuing its recent 
> sporadic coastal appearances. One was seen and photographed in the South 
> Channel at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge near Little Egg Marsh and another flew 
> out of Shinnecock Inlet eventually disappearing out in the ocean. Other 
> highlights at Shinnecock Wednesday included a female KING EIDER spotted in 
> the Common Eider and mixed scoter flock near the inlet and a LESSER 
> BLACK-BACKED GULL in the gull flock there. Another LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
> appeared at Floyd Bennett Field Monday and the immature GLAUCOUS GULL was 
> seen again yesterday at Bush Terminal Piers Park in Brooklyn.
> 
> Among the lingering waterfowl the EURASIAN WIGEON was still on Leed's Pond 
> south of Rock Hollow Road in Plandome on Wednesday and the Eurasian form of 
> GREEN-WINGED TEAL was still on Mill Pond in Setauket recently. Six HARLEQUIN 
> DUCKS were around the jetty at Jones Beach West End on Tuesday. The LARK 
> SPARROW at Jones Beach West End was reported as recently as Tuesday and the 
> one at Croton Point Park in Westchester County was still present Wednesday.
> 

Re: [nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 1 April 2016

[Andrew Baksh]

Well now, it appears Thick-billed Murre, is now so common that it is not longer 
necessary to report early or to even share with the listserves?

This is the tamest comment I could come up with. All other iterations were too 
acerbic to make public.

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Apr 1, 2016, at 8:10 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:
> 
> - RBA
> * New York
> * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
> * Apr. 1, 2016
> * NYNY1604.01
> 
> - Birds mentioned
> NORTHERN GIANT PETREL+
> THICK-BILLED MURRE+
> (+ Details requested by NYSARC)
> 
> EURASIAN WIGEON
> GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Eurasian form "Common Teal") 
> KING EIDER
> HARLEQUIN DUCK
> Little Blue Heron
> Bald Eagle
> Broad-winged Hawk
> Lesser Black-backed Gull
> GLAUCOUS GULL
> Short-eared Owl
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow
> Barn Swallow
> Brown Creeper
> Winter Wren
> Marsh Wren
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> Hermit Thrush
> Louisiana Waterthrush
> ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
> Palm Warbler
> Pine Warbler
> Yellow-rumped Warbler
> Eastern Towhee
> Chipping Sparrow
> Field Sparrow
> LARK SPARROW
> Swamp Sparrow
> Eastern Meadowlark
> Purple Finch
> 
> - Transcript
> 
> If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically 
> and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
> http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm
> 
> You can also send reports and digital image files via email to 
> nysarc44(at)nybirds{dot}org.
> 
> If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or 
> sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
> 
> Gary Chapin - Secretary
> NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
> 125 Pine Springs Drive
> Ticonderoga, NY 12883
> 
> Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
> Number: (212) 979-3070
> 
> To report sightings call:
> Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
> Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) 
> 
> Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
> Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
> 
> Transcriber: Ben Cacace
> 
> BEGIN TAPE
> 
> Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 1st 2016 at 
> 6pm. The highlights of today's tape are NORTHERN GIANT PETREL, THICK-BILLED 
> MURRE, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, EURASIAN WIGEON, Eurasian form of 
> GREEN-WINGED TEAL, GLAUCOUS GULL, LARK SPARROW, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.
> 
> Spring migration continues to proceed slowly with a couple of nice rarities 
> still appearing the first a follow-up on the previously reported NORTHERN 
> GIANT PETREL. The Captain Lou Fleet has called to say they are postponing the 
> special birders pelagic they had setup for tomorrow to see the Giant Petrel 
> that had been around their charter boats just off Jones Inlet for the past 
> two days because it was not seen there this morning. If the Giant Petrel does 
> reappear they will reinstate the trip but they did say that photos of the 
> Giant Petrel will be up on their website soon showing the nice rosy tips of 
> the bill confirming its identity as a Northern.
> 
> Also, the National Weather Service has confirmed their proclamation that 
> Spring has been canceled this year in the northeast saying just check the 
> weather for the next couple of days if you don't believe them.
> 
> Wednesday was a good day locally for THICK-BILLED MURRE continuing its recent 
> sporadic coastal appearances. One was seen and photographed in the South 
> Channel at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge near Little Egg Marsh and another flew 
> out of Shinnecock Inlet eventually disappearing out in the ocean. Other 
> highlights at Shinnecock Wednesday included a female KING EIDER spotted in 
> the Common Eider and mixed scoter flock near the inlet and a LESSER 
> BLACK-BACKED GULL in the gull flock there. Another LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
> appeared at Floyd Bennett Field Monday and the immature GLAUCOUS GULL was 
> seen again yesterday at Bush Terminal Piers Park in Brooklyn.
> 
> Among the lingering waterfowl the EURASIAN WIGEON was still on Leed's Pond 
> south of Rock Hollow Road in Plandome on Wednesday and the Eurasian form of 
> GREEN-WINGED TEAL was still on Mill Pond in Setauket recently. Six HARLEQUIN 
> DUCKS were around the jetty at Jones Beach West End on Tuesday. The LARK 
> SPARROW at Jones Beach West End was reported as recently as Tuesday and the 
> one at Croton Point Park in Westchester County was still present Wednesday.
> 
> A RED-HEADED