[nysbirds-l] iceland gulls East End of Long Island

2018-01-16 Thread Bruce Horwith
I followed up on the Feustel's report of iceland gulls off the west jetty at Lake Montauk and they were still present as of yesterday afternoon. There was another iceland gull (first winter) at Accabonac Harbor today, along with hundreds of long-tailed ducks, and several lesser scaup, common

[nysbirds-l] iceland gulls East End of Long Island

2018-01-16 Thread Bruce Horwith
I followed up on the Feustel's report of iceland gulls off the west jetty at Lake Montauk and they were still present as of yesterday afternoon. There was another iceland gull (first winter) at Accabonac Harbor today, along with hundreds of long-tailed ducks, and several lesser scaup, common

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls Brooklyn NY

2017-02-13 Thread Andrew Baksh
Not the best day for Gulling with the high winds but it was fun. The highlights were: 1st Cycle Iceland Gull @ Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier. Looks like the one I reported back on 1-3. Also still present was the continuing Appledore banded Herring Gull C47 (white on green). At Gravesend Bay

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls Brooklyn NY

2017-02-13 Thread Andrew Baksh
Not the best day for Gulling with the high winds but it was fun. The highlights were: 1st Cycle Iceland Gull @ Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier. Looks like the one I reported back on 1-3. Also still present was the continuing Appledore banded Herring Gull C47 (white on green). At Gravesend Bay

Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls on Staten Island

2017-01-02 Thread sophiesaid
com> To: NYSBIRDS-L <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu>; SINaturaList <sinatural...@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 23, 2016 2:55 pm Subject: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls on Staten Island Currently 2 Iceland Gulls on front street in Staten Island. Both young birds and one is much paler than the other.

Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls on Staten Island

2017-01-02 Thread sophiesaid
: Fri, Dec 23, 2016 2:55 pm Subject: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls on Staten Island Currently 2 Iceland Gulls on front street in Staten Island. Both young birds and one is much paler than the other. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls on Staten Island

2016-12-23 Thread Isaac Grant
Currently 2 Iceland Gulls on front street in Staten Island. Both young birds and one is much paler than the other. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls on Staten Island

2016-12-23 Thread Isaac Grant
Currently 2 Iceland Gulls on front street in Staten Island. Both young birds and one is much paler than the other. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls

2014-01-16 Thread Andrew Baksh
From:* Phil Jeffrey > *To:* julian hough > *Cc:* & [NYSBIRDS] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:30 PM > *Subject:* Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls > > To me it makes no more sense to dismiss hybridization amongst those two > species as a mechanism for primary darkening th

Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls

2014-01-16 Thread julian hough
Hough New Haven, CT 06519 www.naturescapeimages.wordpress.com From: Phil Jeffrey To: julian hough Cc: & [NYSBIRDS] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls To me it makes no more sense to dismiss hybridiza

Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls

2014-01-16 Thread Phil Jeffrey
To me it makes no more sense to dismiss hybridization amongst those two species as a mechanism for primary darkening than it does to invoke it. Just because it's not proven doesn't mean the alternative is true either. It would be one thing if, say, glaucoides in Iceland (the country) were

[nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls

2014-01-16 Thread julian hough
Shai distilled down some common-sensical aspect of the complications surrounding Iceland Gulls and what our perceptions are about how solid these are as a taxon. As an exiled Brit, I grew up on nominate glaucoides Iceland Gull and it often involved searching through these for a vagrant kumlieni

[nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls

2014-01-16 Thread julian hough
Shai distilled down some common-sensical aspect of the complications surrounding Iceland Gulls and what our perceptions are about how solid these are as a taxon. As an exiled Brit, I grew up on nominate glaucoides Iceland Gull and it often involved searching through these for a vagrant kumlieni

Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls

2014-01-16 Thread Phil Jeffrey
To me it makes no more sense to dismiss hybridization amongst those two species as a mechanism for primary darkening than it does to invoke it. Just because it's not proven doesn't mean the alternative is true either. It would be one thing if, say, glaucoides in Iceland (the country) were

Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls

2014-01-16 Thread Andrew Baksh
...@list.cornell.edu *Sent:* Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:30 PM *Subject:* Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland gulls To me it makes no more sense to dismiss hybridization amongst those two species as a mechanism for primary darkening than it does to invoke it. Just because it's not proven doesn't mean

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls, Montauk

2013-11-26 Thread Keith Cashman
2 Iceland Gulls (juveniles). Along beach and jetty at Gosman's, West Lake Dr., Montauk. Seen at 12:48 PM, 11-26. Mathews & Keith Cashman -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls

2013-01-31 Thread Isaac Grant
2 were on the Central Park reservoir. One much darker than the other with an obvious dark smudge on the right side. Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls

2013-01-31 Thread Isaac Grant
2 were on the Central Park reservoir. One much darker than the other with an obvious dark smudge on the right side. Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

RE: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls Coxsackie

2010-01-23 Thread Will Raup
@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls Coxsackie Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:33:29 -0500 There were 3 ICELAND GULLS at the Coxsackie Boat Launch this afternoon; 2 immatures and 1 adult. Also, 2 BALD EAGLES and hundreds of Herring Gulls, Ring-billeds, and a few Great Black-backed Gulls

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls Coxsackie

2010-01-23 Thread Richard Guthrie
There were 3 ICELAND GULLS at the Coxsackie Boat Launch this afternoon; 2 immatures and 1 adult. Also, 2 BALD EAGLES and hundreds of Herring Gulls, Ring-billeds, and a few Great Black-backed Gulls. There were also many Red-tailed Hawks and Rough-legged Hawks out on the Flats plus many