[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Prospect Park Common and Black-headed Gulls
Begin forwarded message: > From: Rob Bate > Date: February 25, 2021 at 3:36:01 PM EST > To: nysbirds-l > Subject: Prospect Park Common and Black-headed Gulls > > > The Common Gull has proven to be fairly reliable over the recent week or so > hanging out with the mostly Ring-bill Gulls in the open water in the center > of Prospect Park Lake and also roosting on the ice nearby. It can be pretty > difficult to pick out at times. I saw the gull along with a good cast of > Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan birders today from the south and west shores. > > Looking from the south shore, Eric Miller picked out the red legs of the > Black-headed Gull that has also been frequenting the fresh water of Prospect > Park Lake. Later the bird landed on the shore on the west side of the lake > where the geese, ducks and coots keep the water open. The bird landed > practically at the feet of 10 or so birders who were scanning for the Common > Gull. > > A female Common Merganser was also seen in the open water in the lake along > with a female Hooded Merganser and 4 Ring-necked Ducks. > > Rob Bate > Brooklyn -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Prospect Park Common and Black-headed Gulls
Begin forwarded message: > From: Rob Bate > Date: February 25, 2021 at 3:36:01 PM EST > To: nysbirds-l > Subject: Prospect Park Common and Black-headed Gulls > > > The Common Gull has proven to be fairly reliable over the recent week or so > hanging out with the mostly Ring-bill Gulls in the open water in the center > of Prospect Park Lake and also roosting on the ice nearby. It can be pretty > difficult to pick out at times. I saw the gull along with a good cast of > Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan birders today from the south and west shores. > > Looking from the south shore, Eric Miller picked out the red legs of the > Black-headed Gull that has also been frequenting the fresh water of Prospect > Park Lake. Later the bird landed on the shore on the west side of the lake > where the geese, ducks and coots keep the water open. The bird landed > practically at the feet of 10 or so birders who were scanning for the Common > Gull. > > A female Common Merganser was also seen in the open water in the lake along > with a female Hooded Merganser and 4 Ring-necked Ducks. > > Rob Bate > Brooklyn -- 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/ --