Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Pier 4 at 58th ( Bklyn Army Terminal /owls Head )

This winter's Hotspot, see the latest, an incredible number of RED-NECKED GREBEs with 20 at the pier plus 5 more eastward along the Brooklyn coast.

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
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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