Jeffrey Glassberg told me that he saw a Gannet in the East River from the grounds of Rockefeller University (about E. 65th Street). It believe that was sometime in the 70's.
Peter Post NYC On 4/11/11 9:53 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > While on the Staten Island Ferry one October day, I saw an immature > Northern Gannet cross right in front of the Statue of Liberty! > I wonder if they have ever been recorded further up the Hudson or East > Rivers? Also--does anyone know if Northern Gannets have the > same reluctance to fly under our major bridges like species of gulls > do? Presumably my Northern Gannet had to have flown past the > Verrazano Bridge. > > Richaard ZainEldeen > Brooklyn, New York > > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
