Friday, May 3, 2024

more on NY lower Bay white pelican

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2024 06:50 by E R
- Pier 44 Waterfront Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6757764,-74.018366&ll=40.6757764,-74.018366
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171645154
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "First picked it up in flight, giant white bird with black wingtips, flying straight towards where I was standing in Red Hook for quite a while, then banking to my right and heading up in the direction of the Statue of Liberty. Lost view of it. Hard to say what waters it was technically in, but it was on my side of the Staten Island Ferry at one point (where it was first reported from last night!) thanks to Richard for pointing me to the general area he had seen it previously! Back of camera photos"

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2024 06:27 by Richard Fleming
- Pier 44 Waterfront Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6757764,-74.018366&ll=40.6757764,-74.018366
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171645281
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Bird reported yesterday evening from the Staten Island Ferry by Texas visitor Wes Thompson and refound floating in the harbor this morning by Adam C and Enrico L. Likely in NJ waters. Massive white "seabird" with black wingtips and orange bill."

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