A recently fenced off area on the grass at the South end of the
baseball fields in Prospect Park has begun to attract sparrows. I
spotted a Clay-colored Sparrow at the location when several of the
birds hopped up onto the fence. The CCSP was associating with a small
flock of chippings. I al
An early morning sea watch from Field 2 at Robert Moses State Park
today produced a Parasitic Jaeger, over 75 Northern Gannets(some coming very
close to shore), 100+ Common Terns, 4 Forster's Terns, 2 Royal Terns(calling
while they flew over), and a small movement of Common Eider. An adult Less
With the continuing bad weather, most the bird action seems to be on, or near,
the ocean. At RMSP Field 2 a one hour sea watch yielded three Cory's
Shearwaters, five unidentified Shearwaters, three Royal Terns, and my FOS
Bonaparte's Gull. At RMSP Field 5 a Parasitic Jaeger was on the ocean hara
