Having experienced first hand some of last evening's severe weather during my drive home from Staten Island, I was eager this morning to check Heckscher SP's (southwestern Suffolk Co.) perennially productive rain puddle this morning.
Although the shorebirds were meager, the sight of six adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls together was very impressive. My Picasa site has an album devoted to LBBGs, sequenced more or less by age and date. Some photos of this morning's birds begin here: http://picasaweb.google.com/tixbirdz/LesserBlackBackedGullsOnLongIsland#5517875099482074274 Mid September is the peak period for southbound adults of this species on LI, and it would be interesting to learn how many others might have been grounded this morning. Shai Mitra Bay Shore Think green before you print this email. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
