Tripper Paul, Doug Gochfeld and I spent the morning seawatching from Riis
Park Beach in Queens. The wind was 25mph+ from the ENE and even the light
rain was stinging. Eventually the wind started to shift more northerly and
the avian diversity diminished.
The sea was intense and as soon as it was l
Manhattan, N.Y. City -
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, Oct. 25/26/27, 2018 -
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Thurs., 25 Oct. -
A strong new arrival of migrants occurred on Thursday; reports of good movement
came from as far as the Canadian maritime province of New Brunswick, through
much of the eastern north &
Birding conditions were difficult on the extreme east end of Long Island
with high winds and heavy rain for much of the day (27 Oct 2018). In
general it was difficult to look at the sea because of the amounts of water
in the air and pounding surf. Visiting a number of spots between Watermill
and Mo
Central Park NYC
Friday October 26, 2018
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: 5 Species of Wood Warblers, Finches, Raptors & Sparrows.
Canada Goose - 8 Harlem Meer
Wood Duck - male Meer
Northern Shoveler - 35 Meer, 16 Turtle Pond
Gadwall - 2 males Meer
Mallard - around 20
A productive seawatch from Robert Moses SP, Suffolk, LI, yesterday afternoon
stirred lots of anticipation for this morning's storm. Under good viewing
conditions yesterday I had jaegers in view at all times, a good study of a
rare-from-land Pomarine attacking a Parasitic, 8 juvenile Black-legged
There were at least 2 female Purple Finches feeding on Prim Roses a
Lincoln Sparrow on the brush pile and many Hermit Trush.
Orhan Birol
Shelter Island
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