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| Brown Pelican chased by a Greater Black backed Gull over Coney Island Creek, photo'd by Charles Tang |
Leader Heydi Lopes
Writeup from Heydi:
It was a sunny but chilly morning as the group met at Coney Island Creek Park, our first stop. And we had a great start to the trip with a Brown Pelican! that glided over: we barely had time to set up scopes! After the excitement of the Pelican, we made our way down the beach and saw quite a bit of waterfowl making their return, and on the way back to the cars, we heard, then saw, a bright, late Pine Warbler in one of the pines.
Next stop was the jetty at Coney Island, where the highlight was a White-winged Scoter, and Northern Gannets too, which are always fun to see. After this, we headed to Dead Horse Bay, where we saw FOS Horned Grebes, and a female Blue-winged teal (so tiny!) hanging mixed in with the Brant. Next and last it was off to Floyd Bennett Field, where we saw quite a few raptors, including Merlin, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, and Sharp-shinned Hawk.
All in all, not a bad day, and a nice day to be out birding!
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| American Kestrel , @Chalres Tang |
Charles took lots of photos, and below is the link he shared:
Best regards,
Heydi
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| Coney Island Creek scoping @Chalres Tang |
