- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* July 31, 2009
* NYNY0907.31
- Birds Mentioned:
SANDWICH TERN+
Common Eider
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Gannet
BROWN PELICAN
LEAST BITTERN
Turkey
This afternoon Jim Pawlicki and myself birded Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge from
Noon until the rain attacked at around 5:00 PM.
The highlight was once again a high number of GULL-BILLED TERNS, this time
coming out to an astounding 24 adults sitting at the Raunt area on the East
Pond at one time
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending July 29.
Report your sightings in the Hudson-Mohawk Region (NYSOA region 8) to
birdl...@hmbc.net.
Sixty-five species were reported this week.
The Mississippi Kite(s) are still being seen at Ames, Town of Root,
Montgomery County,
My Adirondack expedition this past couple of days turned out to be fantastic
birding. I got almost all my target birds which included many boreal
breeders. The highlights of the trip were a Spruce Grouse with two young, a
female Black-backed woodpecker, and great views of Boreal chickadee,
This afternoon Jim Pawlicki and myself birded Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge from
Noon until the rain attacked at around 5:00 PM.
The highlight was once again a high number of GULL-BILLED TERNS, this time
coming out to an astounding 24 adults sitting at the Raunt area on the East
Pond at one time
