[nysbirds-l] Northern gannets

[patrickhoran]

Northern gannets just put a good show on at orchard beach.now there closer to 
glen island and the north shore of the island around sands point.Sent from my 
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[nysbirds-l] Northern Gannets, Sands Point Preserve

[Glenn Quinn]

Lots of gannets in western  LI Sound right now, mostly adults. Very choppy and 
windy.

Sent from my iPhone, I think.

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[nysbirds-l] Northern Gannets, Manhasset Bay (Nassau County)

[GQ]

This afternoon, I was looking out the window at my mother’s home on Manhasset 
Bay around 3PM and I spotted an adult Northern Gannet. I went down on the dock 
with binoculars and was treated to very close views of 2 adult birds 
plunge-diving together into the relatively shallow bay waters. (It was a very 
high tide at the time and I believe the water depth is only about 7 to 9 feet).
They’re found with some regularity in western LI Sound but they rarely wander 
into the adjacent bay, so this was a nice treat on a cold Spring day. Also, a 
Red-throated Loon was on the bay.

Cheers,

Glenn Quinn
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[nysbirds-l] Northern gannets feeding in Moriches Bay

[Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D.]

While observing harbor seals at Cupsogue Beach County Park around 9 AM on
Friday, 12/13/13 , I observed about 50 Northern Gannets feeding in Moriches
Bay near the seal haul-out area.  In 8 years of seal observation and
photo-identification at the site and over 160 trips, I'd never seen gannets
diving feeding in the bay.

 

20 harbors seals were swimming in the area as well

 

 


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President,

Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island
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[nysbirds-l] Northern gannets

[dan...@aol.com]

On the cross sound ferry today while coming passed plum island into  
greenport liny I counted 67 gannets working plum gut...dan heglund

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Droid


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[nysbirds-l] Northern Gannets@ Pelham Bay Park

[Jack Rothman]

On a walk today with City Island Birds, Dennis Hrehowsik spotted four Northern 
Gannets directly off-shore, on Hunter Island in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. 
Over several years of birding this area, this was the first time we've ever 
seen Gannets here.
Jack Rothman
www.cityislandbirds.com

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Northern Gannets inside Jamaica Bay

[lenad30]

Yesterday I saw a single Northern Gannet sitting in the Sound--not 
diving--offshore from the Weld Sanctuary in Nissequogue. Are they often alone? 
I had not seen one before this.

Marlene 
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From: Angus Wilson 
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Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:08:41 
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Reply-To: Angus Wilson 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Northern Gannets inside Jamaica Bay

I've actually seen Northern Gannet's foraging inside Jamaica Bay a number of
times. There were 5 or 6 there today and a similar number were present on 27
Mar when I stopped by on the way home from the Freeport pelagic. On that day
six Gannets were foraging all the way up to the Belt Parkway at the Mill
Basin Bridge. Apparently good numbers have been in the Outer New Harbor as
viewed from Coney Island and today a bunch were feeding close to the
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. How often do they enter the Inner Harbor and are
they ever visible from Manhattan? Doug Gochfeld told me that both he and
Shane Blodgett have seen Gannets in Jamaica bay on several occasions,
mentioning 5 sitting on the water between Floyd Bennett Field and the Ruffle
Bar on 8 April 2009. I'd have to dig through my notes (or old postings to
this forum) to dredge up other dates.

Gannets are regular in the outer Peconic Bay during the spring and fall and
it is not at all unusual to see them between Gardiner's Island and the
'Springs/Accabonac' Peninsula, if not further west towards Shelter Island.
During one storm, I watched numbers of Gannets were flying back and forth
over Hick's Island or through the narrow channel between Hick's and Lazy
Point to feed in Napeague Harbor itself, which is so shallow it seemed risky
for a plunge diver. So I think Gannet's, unlike shearwaters, will
comfortably forage in relatively confined channels and bays if the fishing
is good. There were a bunch of charter boats fishing in the southern portion
of Jamaica Bay today, around where the gannets were feeding and perhaps
someone knows what they were after.

Angus Wilson
New York City/Springs

This early-mid April period seems to be when Gannets are most likely to
penetrate inshore waters, in our bays and sounds, where they are normally
rare. John and Kirsten's observations at Jamaica Bay are really very
unusual. My companions and i had some similar experiences yesterday--a
Gannet north of Hicks Island, in Napeague Bay, and then 26 Gannets resting
on the waters of Shinnecock Bay, north of the main sandbar there. I can't
ever recall seeing so many in there. Today, Marc Brody mentioned seeing them
inside Jones Inlet.

 This time of year seems to be when the Gannets push their boundaries--

 https://picasaweb.google.com/tixbirdz/ThereYouAre#5375001706807305570

 --and I wonder if they are tracking a migratory prey species, like one of
the anadromous herrings.

 Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

 < our most interesting sighting of the day however, was that of two adult
n.gannet off the southwest side of the west pond. the birds were quite
active. we eventually lost sight of them in the heat haze. >

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[nysbirds-l] Northern Gannets inside Jamaica Bay

[Angus Wilson]

I've actually seen Northern Gannet's foraging inside Jamaica Bay a number of
times. There were 5 or 6 there today and a similar number were present on 27
Mar when I stopped by on the way home from the Freeport pelagic. On that day
six Gannets were foraging all the way up to the Belt Parkway at the Mill
Basin Bridge. Apparently good numbers have been in the Outer New Harbor as
viewed from Coney Island and today a bunch were feeding close to the
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. How often do they enter the Inner Harbor and are
they ever visible from Manhattan? Doug Gochfeld told me that both he and
Shane Blodgett have seen Gannets in Jamaica bay on several occasions,
mentioning 5 sitting on the water between Floyd Bennett Field and the Ruffle
Bar on 8 April 2009. I'd have to dig through my notes (or old postings to
this forum) to dredge up other dates.

Gannets are regular in the outer Peconic Bay during the spring and fall and
it is not at all unusual to see them between Gardiner's Island and the
'Springs/Accabonac' Peninsula, if not further west towards Shelter Island.
During one storm, I watched numbers of Gannets were flying back and forth
over Hick's Island or through the narrow channel between Hick's and Lazy
Point to feed in Napeague Harbor itself, which is so shallow it seemed risky
for a plunge diver. So I think Gannet's, unlike shearwaters, will
comfortably forage in relatively confined channels and bays if the fishing
is good. There were a bunch of charter boats fishing in the southern portion
of Jamaica Bay today, around where the gannets were feeding and perhaps
someone knows what they were after.

Angus Wilson
New York City/Springs

This early-mid April period seems to be when Gannets are most likely to
penetrate inshore waters, in our bays and sounds, where they are normally
rare. John and Kirsten's observations at Jamaica Bay are really very
unusual. My companions and i had some similar experiences yesterday--a
Gannet north of Hicks Island, in Napeague Bay, and then 26 Gannets resting
on the waters of Shinnecock Bay, north of the main sandbar there. I can't
ever recall seeing so many in there. Today, Marc Brody mentioned seeing them
inside Jones Inlet.

 This time of year seems to be when the Gannets push their boundaries--

 https://picasaweb.google.com/tixbirdz/ThereYouAre#5375001706807305570

 --and I wonder if they are tracking a migratory prey species, like one of
the anadromous herrings.

 Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

 < our most interesting sighting of the day however, was that of two adult
n.gannet off the southwest side of the west pond. the birds were quite
active. we eventually lost sight of them in the heat haze. >

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