Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Gyr

2009-10-29 Thread Susan Herbst
My 2ยข I just have to comment how stunning these photos are. I agree that it may be hard to tell how large the bird is, (and believe me, I'm NO expert) but when put up against the size of a herring gull (particularly when it is flying off with the gull) seems to put it in the Gyr league.

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Gyr

2009-10-29 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Dear NY Birders, Here are a few more links to photos of the bird that was seen last Sunday near the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach (Nassau County). http://www.flickr.com/photos/96567...@n00/4054517540/ http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=up=1=LUKEEORMAND I would like to