[nysbirds-l] Sooty Shearwaters+, Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County
Seawatching has been slow during the past two weeks. Seaducks have been diminishing in numbers, and the loon migration has been unimpressive in terms of numbers and diversity (= no Pacific Loon--yet). Thus, it was satisfying to find a movement of Sooty Shearwaters this morning (I counted 19 between 9:50 and 11:30), along with a decent late push of immature Northern Gannets (27). Also of note recently has been the now-expected spring build up of Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Counts of ca. 15 at RMSP on recent mornings have exceeded the paltry numbers of Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls present lately: https://flic.kr/p/24teaJd Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- 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] Sooty Shearwaters+, Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County
Seawatching has been slow during the past two weeks. Seaducks have been diminishing in numbers, and the loon migration has been unimpressive in terms of numbers and diversity (= no Pacific Loon--yet). Thus, it was satisfying to find a movement of Sooty Shearwaters this morning (I counted 19 between 9:50 and 11:30), along with a decent late push of immature Northern Gannets (27). Also of note recently has been the now-expected spring build up of Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Counts of ca. 15 at RMSP on recent mornings have exceeded the paltry numbers of Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls present lately: https://flic.kr/p/24teaJd Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- 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/ --
