Hot summer Sunday afternoon from 2:30 - 3:00 PM - no luck. Half a million (or more) noisy people on the beach, the boardwalk and in Astroland on the north side of the boardwalk. No gulls at all on the ground. Not more than 20 gulls of any kind in the air or perched on the roof of the bath house at the end of Stillwell Avenue. Walked the Boardwalk from Stillwell Avenue west to West 8th Street. Possible view of the bird as a fly-by near Stillwell (not seen in binoculars).
Suggestion: go very early or very late, before or after human disturbance. This is probably the busiest, noisiest area on the Coney Island strip. -----Original Message----- From: Mike <[email protected]> To: NYSBIRDS-L <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 2:53 pm Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull photos For onyone who hasn't had their fill of Gray-hooded Gull photos yet, I've posted a set at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35575873@N02/sets/72157627324292860/ Some of these show wing molt and wing and tail feather molt, and a couple show the bird with iconic landmarks in the background. Mike Cooper Ridge, LI, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
