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
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
1 Common Raven, on the southwest end of Saratoga Spa grounds. A single bird
on a wire close to the telephone pole.
2. Pileated Woodpecker, pair, working large trees, pealing big
chunks of bark looking for food. On Four Winds property.
Thank you, Jane, for posting this report--and for supporting it with photos!
In New York, Boat-tailed Grackle is very rare away from the coast, and this is
a very notable record.
Shai Mitra
Bay Shore
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Just to follow-up Rob Bate's early posting, the Yellow-throated
Warbler seen in Prospect Park was feeding in the trees in an area
nicknamed "Lamppost J249". It was associating with a pair of Pine
Warblers. Here is a link to a Google Earth map:
http://tinyurl.com/5wslj8h
If you go, the
Eddie Davis found a bright Yellow-throated Warbler by Lampost 249 along the
north shore of the lake in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Many eyes are on it now.
Thanks Eddie!
Ron Bate
Brooklyn
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After spending a slow hour or two birding at Hempstead Lake State Park, I
traveled over to West End 2 and took advantage of the light winds did a loop
from the WE2 pavilion west to the WE jetty and then south along Jones Inlet and
finally east on the fisherman's trail back to the WE2 parking
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Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Northern Gannet
Little Blue Heron
Glossy Ibis
Greater Yellowlegs
ICELAND GULL
yes, that is quite an impressive number, considering what was there just hours before. my wife kirsten and i were there at high tide from around 930am until 1pm. the cumulative sum total of herons was far less than shane's numbers, even when taking in what we saw throughout the refuge and not just
After spending a slow hour or two birding at Hempstead Lake State Park, I
traveled over to West End 2 and took advantage of the light winds did a loop
from the WE2 pavilion west to the WE jetty and then south along Jones Inlet and
finally east on the fisherman's trail back to the WE2 parking
Eddie Davis found a bright Yellow-throated Warbler by Lampost 249 along the
north shore of the lake in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Many eyes are on it now.
Thanks Eddie!
Ron Bate
Brooklyn
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
Just to follow-up Rob Bate's early posting, the Yellow-throated
Warbler seen in Prospect Park was feeding in the trees in an area
nicknamed Lamppost J249. It was associating with a pair of Pine
Warblers. Here is a link to a Google Earth map:
http://tinyurl.com/5wslj8h
If you go, the
1 Common Raven, on the southwest end of Saratoga Spa grounds. A single bird
on a wire close to the telephone pole.
2. Pileated Woodpecker, pair, working large trees, pealing big
chunks of bark looking for food. On Four Winds property.
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
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
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