I was in New York City recently and saw this flying above highline park. I thought it looked unusual so I snapped a photo. It looks most like a Flesh-footed shearwater to me, but it's so far out of range that it seems highly unlikely.
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 02:30 AM
Agree with Juvenile Herring Gull. Shearwater are pelagic species found almost exclusively offshore in the open ocean.
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 02:41 AM
Agreed, and a specific field mark to look at is the barred undertail coverts. None of the shearwaters I'm aware of show those.
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