This morning's heavy rains and strong southeasterly winds predictably grounded a large number of Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County. The total from Fields 2, 3, and 5 was at least 60, including at least five beautiful juveniles:
https://flic.kr/p/2ajRUpS Two fresh juv Ring-billed Gulls were also notable, as this age class has been very slow to move down to the coast this year. Visibility was terrible during the heavy rain, but it improved markedly around 8:45. In one hour I counted 10 Cory's, 5 Great, and 1 Manx Shearwater, all moving west to east. Also of note were 11 Northern Gannets, an adult light morph Parasitic Jaeger, and a fresh juv Bonaparte's Gull, similarly moving to the east. Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
