In addition to many of the good birds reported from Long Island today, there were several excellent birds that were seen today in Brooklyn and Queens. The following, is a summary of several seen by Tom Burke and Gail Benson that they have asked me to report on their behalf.
*Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - Queens* *Eared Grebe* continues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on the bayside - Seen from around Bench 1, but best views can be obtained from Broad Channel. *Drake* *Barrow's Goldeneye* continues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on the bayside - seen West of the South End of the West Pond. *Drake Eurasian Wigeon* continues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - seen on the East Pond just north of the Big John's pond overlook. * Fort Tilden - Queens* *Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull* in front of the Silver Gull Club. Additional note on birds in Queens. Lots of Snow Geese seen on the East Pond; yesterday, a small goose was noticed in flight accompanying a large flock of Snow Geese, but no conclusive views were obtained to confirm whether it was a Ross'. One to keep an eye out for. * Floyd Bennett Field- Brooklyn* At least 7 *Red-necked Grebes* - Seen from the From the boat ramp * Owls Head - Brooklyn* *Adult Black-headed Gull* seen very well at the Owl's Head Treatment plant. An incredible day of birding for Tom and Gail! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
