From the NYS Birds listserve :
Subject: Northern Brooklyn/ 25 Red-necked Grebes From: Shane Blodgett <shaneblodgett@yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:40:49 -0500 X-Message-Number: 1 With an eye on scouting for a more thorough survey of the entire Brooklyn coastline tomorrow with Doug Gochfeld and Sean Sime, I birded along the Brooklyn coast from just south of the cruise terminal in Red Hook to the Veteran's Memorial Pier between 9:30-1:30 today. Doug had suggested we see how many Red-necked Grebes (RNGR) we could find and stated-at least half-jokingly-that 20 should be the goal. Imagine my surprise when I totaled 25 RNGR, with the bulk being a group of 20 off the 58th street pier. My previous daily high in Brooklyn is was 8. There were also 2 behind IKEA, 2 behind the Home Depot on Hamilton Avenue, and one at the foot of 32nd Street. As there are a lot of areas that are inaccessible in that area due to private businesses on the waterfront there could have been a few more. Here's to 50 tomorrow! Best regards, Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY
