Thursday, February 25, 2021

Prospect Lake hotspot ( more like torrid) you name it ,lakes got it...

Common Mergansers,Black headed Gull.....and Oh... Some other gull still hanging around... a...Mew Gull.

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Feb 25, 2021 10:30 by Linda Ewing
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S82321923
- Comments: "Found earlier by Rob B. Lone female floating/diving in open water. Richly-colored red-brown head w contrasting white chin & high contrast at neck distinguished from red-breasted merg. Bill appeared heavier and brighter as well."

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Feb 25, 2021 09:41 by Robert Bate
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S82322162
- Comments: "Female in open water on lake"

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) (1)
- Reported Feb 25, 2021 09:41 by Robert Bate
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S82322162
- Comments: "Regular visitor"

Mew Gull (Larus canus) (1)
- Reported Feb 25, 2021 09:41 by Robert Bate
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S82322162
- Comments: "Common type 1st winter. Continuing bird"

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