For folks still interested in ticking some of the rarities/goodies on the East
Pond at Jamaica Bay.
The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (BBWD), continued today north of the Raunt on
the west side of the Pond. It was tucked in with a mashup of duckage and Canada
Geese.
The White-faced Ibis continued up at the Northend of the Pond. It was feeding
comfortably with Glossy Ibis’ until a Peregrine Falcon made a run at a Glossy
Ibis. I setup to grab video, thinking I might witness a take down as the
Peregrine smacked the Glossy Ibis with 2 passes. But the plucky Glossy Ibis was
not going down today and somehow mustered up the courage to finally take off
instead of just trying to “duck“ the attack.
No Long-billed Dowitchers seen today but I could have missed them or they have
departed. 2 Pectoral Sandpipers continue and the number of Stilt Sandpipers
hold steady at 31. Overall, shorebird numbers seemed down from Sunday.
Other notables include the continuing drake Lesser Scaup, a young flyover Royal
Tern, a couple of Purple Martins, summering Ruddy Ducks and an adult
Gull-billed Tern!
It’s great to see so many folks coming out to enjoy the birds that are showing
up on the Pond. Let’s hope for more birds and…people too 👍
Cheers,
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“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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