Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
I went back out this afternoon and found 4 adult LBBG at Floyd and 5 adults at Plum Beach. With the 2 first winters from this morning (after reviewing my photos I'm retracting the 3rd winter) that makes a total of 11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Brooklyn today. Also approximately 250 HEGU/25 GBBG/9 RBGU/16 LAGU between the 2 sites. A brief stop at Coney Island around 5:30 yielded 0 LBBG and less than 50 gulls total though 15 of those were GBBG. Shane Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Derek Rogers wrote: > > All, > > In anticipation of some storm-driven Lesser Black-backed Gulls I drove > through the fog at Hecksher State Park this evening and tallied up to 12 > individuals staged in the Field 7 parking area. 9 of these individuals were > adults and the remaining 3 subadults. Also present in larger numbers were > Great Black-backed and Herring Gull but a surprising 0 Ring-billed Gull. > > Best, > Derek Rogers > Sayville > > >> On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Shaibal Mitra >> wrote: >> >> I wasn't able to get down to the beach during the height of the storm, but I >> tried late in the day. By then the wind had dropped and the fog had rolled >> in thick. >> >> Consistent with Shane's observations, I found two adult LBBGs at Capture SP >> (possibly romantically involved) and two adults, a subadult and a first >> summer at Robert Moses SP (both sites are on the south shore of Long Island >> in western Suffolk County). >> >> Very striking to me was the good representation of LBBG against an overall >> near-absence of gulls at these sites: 0 RBGU, just 11 and 47 Herring Gulls >> at the two sites, and 0 GBBGs. It also struck me as late for lots of adult >> LBBGs--our territorial winter birds used to disappear during March (this >> year they never appeared). >> >> If anyone else got out today and saw LBBGs, I'd appreciate details, so that >> we can refine our understanding of this species' rapidly changing status >> here. >> >> Shai Mitra >> Bay Shore >> >> From: bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu >> [bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shane Blodgett >> [shaneblodg...@yahoo.com] >> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM >> To: nys birds >> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding >> >> Hit send prematurely >> 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter >> >> Shane Blodgett >> Brooklyn NY >> >> >> Register today for “Curtains Up!” the inaugural presentation of the Geraldo >> Rivera Lecture Series><http://www.csi.cuny.edu/geraldolectureseries/> >> >> -- >> >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES >> 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
All, In anticipation of some storm-driven Lesser Black-backed Gulls I drove through the fog at Hecksher State Park this evening and tallied up to 12 individuals staged in the Field 7 parking area. 9 of these individuals were adults and the remaining 3 subadults. Also present in larger numbers were Great Black-backed and Herring Gull but a surprising 0 Ring-billed Gull. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville > On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Shaibal Mitra wrote: > > I wasn't able to get down to the beach during the height of the storm, but I > tried late in the day. By then the wind had dropped and the fog had rolled in > thick. > > Consistent with Shane's observations, I found two adult LBBGs at Capture SP > (possibly romantically involved) and two adults, a subadult and a first > summer at Robert Moses SP (both sites are on the south shore of Long Island > in western Suffolk County). > > Very striking to me was the good representation of LBBG against an overall > near-absence of gulls at these sites: 0 RBGU, just 11 and 47 Herring Gulls at > the two sites, and 0 GBBGs. It also struck me as late for lots of adult > LBBGs--our territorial winter birds used to disappear during March (this year > they never appeared). > > If anyone else got out today and saw LBBGs, I'd appreciate details, so that > we can refine our understanding of this species' rapidly changing status here. > > Shai Mitra > Bay Shore > > From: bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu > [bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shane Blodgett > [shaneblodg...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM > To: nys birds > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding > > Hit send prematurely > 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter > > Shane Blodgett > Brooklyn NY > > > Register today for “Curtains Up!” the inaugural presentation of the Geraldo > Rivera Lecture Series><http://www.csi.cuny.edu/geraldolectureseries/> > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
I wasn't able to get down to the beach during the height of the storm, but I tried late in the day. By then the wind had dropped and the fog had rolled in thick. Consistent with Shane's observations, I found two adult LBBGs at Capture SP (possibly romantically involved) and two adults, a subadult and a first summer at Robert Moses SP (both sites are on the south shore of Long Island in western Suffolk County). Very striking to me was the good representation of LBBG against an overall near-absence of gulls at these sites: 0 RBGU, just 11 and 47 Herring Gulls at the two sites, and 0 GBBGs. It also struck me as late for lots of adult LBBGs--our territorial winter birds used to disappear during March (this year they never appeared). If anyone else got out today and saw LBBGs, I'd appreciate details, so that we can refine our understanding of this species' rapidly changing status here. Shai Mitra Bay Shore From: bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shane Blodgett [shaneblodg...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM To: nys birds Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding Hit send prematurely 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY Register today for “Curtains Up!” the inaugural presentation of the Geraldo Rivera Lecture Series><http://www.csi.cuny.edu/geraldolectureseries/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
Hit send prematurely 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
Strong southeast winds and rain usually bring some interesting things to Gravesend Bay and Floyd Bennett runways and this morning was no exception. Gravesend: ~150 Northern Gannet dive feeding with Verrazano as a backdrop- 1st winter Glaucous Gull female Black Scoter 7 Horned Grebe (getting late) Floyd: 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull ( I'm ~65 Black-bellied Plover 8 Dunlin 1 Red Knot Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
All, In anticipation of some storm-driven Lesser Black-backed Gulls I drove through the fog at Hecksher State Park this evening and tallied up to 12 individuals staged in the Field 7 parking area. 9 of these individuals were adults and the remaining 3 subadults. Also present in larger numbers were Great Black-backed and Herring Gull but a surprising 0 Ring-billed Gull. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Shaibal Mitra shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu wrote: I wasn't able to get down to the beach during the height of the storm, but I tried late in the day. By then the wind had dropped and the fog had rolled in thick. Consistent with Shane's observations, I found two adult LBBGs at Capture SP (possibly romantically involved) and two adults, a subadult and a first summer at Robert Moses SP (both sites are on the south shore of Long Island in western Suffolk County). Very striking to me was the good representation of LBBG against an overall near-absence of gulls at these sites: 0 RBGU, just 11 and 47 Herring Gulls at the two sites, and 0 GBBGs. It also struck me as late for lots of adult LBBGs--our territorial winter birds used to disappear during March (this year they never appeared). If anyone else got out today and saw LBBGs, I'd appreciate details, so that we can refine our understanding of this species' rapidly changing status here. Shai Mitra Bay Shore From: bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shane Blodgett [shaneblodg...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM To: nys birds Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding Hit send prematurely 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY Register today for “Curtains Up!” the inaugural presentation of the Geraldo Rivera Lecture Serieshttp://www.csi.cuny.edu/geraldolectureseries/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
I went back out this afternoon and found 4 adult LBBG at Floyd and 5 adults at Plum Beach. With the 2 first winters from this morning (after reviewing my photos I'm retracting the 3rd winter) that makes a total of 11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Brooklyn today. Also approximately 250 HEGU/25 GBBG/9 RBGU/16 LAGU between the 2 sites. A brief stop at Coney Island around 5:30 yielded 0 LBBG and less than 50 gulls total though 15 of those were GBBG. Shane Sent from my iPhone On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Derek Rogers drogers0...@gmail.com wrote: All, In anticipation of some storm-driven Lesser Black-backed Gulls I drove through the fog at Hecksher State Park this evening and tallied up to 12 individuals staged in the Field 7 parking area. 9 of these individuals were adults and the remaining 3 subadults. Also present in larger numbers were Great Black-backed and Herring Gull but a surprising 0 Ring-billed Gull. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Shaibal Mitra shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu wrote: I wasn't able to get down to the beach during the height of the storm, but I tried late in the day. By then the wind had dropped and the fog had rolled in thick. Consistent with Shane's observations, I found two adult LBBGs at Capture SP (possibly romantically involved) and two adults, a subadult and a first summer at Robert Moses SP (both sites are on the south shore of Long Island in western Suffolk County). Very striking to me was the good representation of LBBG against an overall near-absence of gulls at these sites: 0 RBGU, just 11 and 47 Herring Gulls at the two sites, and 0 GBBGs. It also struck me as late for lots of adult LBBGs--our territorial winter birds used to disappear during March (this year they never appeared). If anyone else got out today and saw LBBGs, I'd appreciate details, so that we can refine our understanding of this species' rapidly changing status here. Shai Mitra Bay Shore From: bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shane Blodgett [shaneblodg...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM To: nys birds Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding Hit send prematurely 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY Register today for “Curtains Up!” the inaugural presentation of the Geraldo Rivera Lecture Serieshttp://www.csi.cuny.edu/geraldolectureseries/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
I wasn't able to get down to the beach during the height of the storm, but I tried late in the day. By then the wind had dropped and the fog had rolled in thick. Consistent with Shane's observations, I found two adult LBBGs at Capture SP (possibly romantically involved) and two adults, a subadult and a first summer at Robert Moses SP (both sites are on the south shore of Long Island in western Suffolk County). Very striking to me was the good representation of LBBG against an overall near-absence of gulls at these sites: 0 RBGU, just 11 and 47 Herring Gulls at the two sites, and 0 GBBGs. It also struck me as late for lots of adult LBBGs--our territorial winter birds used to disappear during March (this year they never appeared). If anyone else got out today and saw LBBGs, I'd appreciate details, so that we can refine our understanding of this species' rapidly changing status here. Shai Mitra Bay Shore From: bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119072825-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shane Blodgett [shaneblodg...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM To: nys birds Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding Hit send prematurely 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY Register today for “Curtains Up!” the inaugural presentation of the Geraldo Rivera Lecture Serieshttp://www.csi.cuny.edu/geraldolectureseries/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
Strong southeast winds and rain usually bring some interesting things to Gravesend Bay and Floyd Bennett runways and this morning was no exception. Gravesend: ~150 Northern Gannet dive feeding with Verrazano as a backdrop- 1st winter Glaucous Gull female Black Scoter 7 Horned Grebe (getting late) Floyd: 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull ( I'm ~65 Black-bellied Plover 8 Dunlin 1 Red Knot Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding
Hit send prematurely 6 LBBG breakdown was 3 adults 2 1st winter and 1 3rd winter Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
