Sunday, August 8, 2021

Details from last Thursday sighting NYC harbor Brooklyn side

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) (1)
- Reported Aug 05, 2021 09:01 by Ryan Zucker
- Upper New York Bay, New York US-NY (40.6583,-74.0487), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.658338,-74.048682&ll=40.658338,-74.048682
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S92964844
- Comments: "**rare, especially in the 5 boroughs, but increasing - probably the bird that's been hanging around Newark Bay since last Oct. Slender Sulid, appearing smaller than a gannet. Long, thin, very pointed wings, fairly long, tapered tail, large projecting head with long, pale, pointed bill. Solid dark brown upperparts, head, and breast with sharply demarcated white belly. Moving quickly toward Brooklyn waterfront, heading vaguely NE. Flap-and-glide flight style, wingbeats deep but quick, almost jaeger-like. Seen from Staten Island Ferry. Photos tba"