Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding

2015-04-20 Thread Shane Blodgett
I went back out this afternoon and found 4 adult LBBG at Floyd and 5 adults at Plum Beach. With the 2 first winters from this morning (after reviewing my photos I'm retracting the 3rd winter) that makes a total of 11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Brooklyn today. Also approximately 250 HEGU/25 GBB

Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding

2015-04-20 Thread Derek Rogers
All, In anticipation of some storm-driven Lesser Black-backed Gulls I drove through the fog at Hecksher State Park this evening and tallied up to 12 individuals staged in the Field 7 parking area. 9 of these individuals were adults and the remaining 3 subadults. Also present in larger numbers w

RE: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn storm birding

2015-04-20 Thread Shaibal Mitra
I wasn't able to get down to the beach during the height of the storm, but I tried late in the day. By then the wind had dropped and the fog had rolled in thick. Consistent with Shane's observations, I found two adult LBBGs at Capture SP (possibly romantically involved) and two adults, a subadu