[nysbirds-l] Jamiaca Bay Today

[Steve Walter]

Despite the reports from Jamaica Bay, I went today anyway. I had to get out
on such a beautiful day, and I don't want to be travelling 50 miles or more
every time out. And not being a bird elitist, or some such term I've heard
lately, there are other things I wanted to check on. For what it's worth,
despite all the terrible things being said about the East Pond, I saw, by
far, more Rambur's Forktails there than I 've ever seen in a day. Big Bluets
were kind of scarce on the south end, where the algae is prevalent, but they
seemed to be in better shape as I headed north beyond the Raunt. The shore
area by the Raunt is extensive enough now and free of algae, yet mostly
devoid of shorebirds. There were none there as I worked north, but two
perhaps just arrived juvenile Least Sandpipers as I worked back to the
south. In other words, those are shorebirds that don't fly off as soon as
you as much as breathe in their direction. The young 'uns are also our hope
the future - the rest of this season, I mean. We need that, as there sure
aren't many shorebirds right now. A whopping four species for me today on
the East Pond. Among other birds groups, a Gull-billed Tern put in two brief
appearances, a Tricolored Heron flew over (or in), and an immature Little
Blue Heron was present. Unseasonal in my mind were a Pied-billed Grebe
(can't remember one in summer since many years ago when they could actually
breed there) and a canadensis type Canada Goose (short neck, roundish head).

 

It appears that Jamaica Bay is part of what seems to be a regional explosion
of the large moth Oldwife Underwing. Scores of them could be found in the
gardens, sometimes a half dozen cryptically hiding on one tree trunk. It
helps when your host plant is too big for NPS to eradicate. They do their
best to wipe out other things (I understand that there is some well meaning
effort to eliminate invasives, but it's not a good look along much of the
trail system) . It's a disgrace what they do with the south field. Where
there should be wildflowers and butterflies, there is mowed lawn. They are
trying to plant a garden by the VC, yet can't seem to get much to grow in
the middle of summer. And I think the stuff they're trying to plant was
growing naturally elsewhere on the refuge - until it got mowed down. I think
we need a refuge for wildlife that is displaced from the wildlife refuge. I
also noted that phragmites are now taking over around the West Pond edge,
where plants such as Seaside Gerardia once flourished. No problem NPS, take
a few more years to study whether the pond needs fixing. Enough venting for
now. We'll save the fence for another day. Ah, feels so good to be going to
Jamaica Bay again.

 

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[nysbirds-l] Lido Beach Preserve: 2 Little Blue Herons

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[nysbirds-l] Stilt Sandpipers Continue at Timber Point Golf Course (Suffolk Co.)

[Ken Feustel]

The number of Stilt Sandpipers increased to five this morning at the Timber Pt. 
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Re:[nysbirds-l] [nysbirds- Central Park warblers

[Goldstein Gina]

Northern Waterthrush in the Gill. Blue-wing warbler near Laupot Bridge. 

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> On Aug 2, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Alan Drogin  wrote:
> 
> Not a rarity, but adding to reports of their early movement through NYC.  A 
> chinking Northern Waterthrush was holding court Saturday at the tiny Queen 
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[nysbirds-l] Croton train station

[Larry Trachtenberg]

A brief stop at low tide this am found at croton train station (green heron - 
2; great blue - 3, one yellow warbler and one marsh wren calling and of course 
osprey) ---and at Croton Landing a BC night heron. Only shorebird (many at both 
locations) was killdeer. 

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining 

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[nysbirds-l] Hanover Square, Wallstreet

[Alan Drogin]

Not a rarity, but adding to reports of their early movement through NYC.  A 
chinking Northern Waterthrush was holding court Saturday at the tiny Queen 
Elizabeth II September 11th Memorial Garden in Hanover Square bordered by 
Pearl, Stone, Hanover and William Streets.

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Black Vulture

[Richard Guthrie]

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This is part of the continuing widening of the Black Vulture range
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[nysbirds-l] Hanover Square, Wallstreet

[Alan Drogin]

Not a rarity, but adding to reports of their early movement through NYC.  A 
chinking Northern Waterthrush was holding court Saturday at the tiny Queen 
Elizabeth II September 11th Memorial Garden in Hanover Square bordered by 
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Black Vulture

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This morning I saw a single Black Vulture circling in a small kettle of
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[Montgomery County, NY].

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[nysbirds-l] Croton train station

[Larry Trachtenberg]

A brief stop at low tide this am found at croton train station (green heron - 
2; great blue - 3, one yellow warbler and one marsh wren calling and of course 
osprey) ---and at Croton Landing a BC night heron. Only shorebird (many at both 
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L. Trachtenberg
Ossining 

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Re:[nysbirds-l] [nysbirds- Central Park warblers

[Goldstein Gina]

Northern Waterthrush in the Gill. Blue-wing warbler near Laupot Bridge. 

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[nysbirds-l] Lido Beach Preserve: 2 Little Blue Herons

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Rob in Massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Stilt Sandpipers Continue at Timber Point Golf Course (Suffolk Co.)

[Ken Feustel]

The number of Stilt Sandpipers increased to five this morning at the Timber Pt. 
Golf Course Marina in Great River. The marina, located on the east side of the 
golf course on the Connetquot River, also held Greater Yellowlegs, Short-billed 
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[nysbirds-l] Jamiaca Bay Today

[Steve Walter]

Despite the reports from Jamaica Bay, I went today anyway. I had to get out
on such a beautiful day, and I don't want to be travelling 50 miles or more
every time out. And not being a bird elitist, or some such term I've heard
lately, there are other things I wanted to check on. For what it's worth,
despite all the terrible things being said about the East Pond, I saw, by
far, more Rambur's Forktails there than I 've ever seen in a day. Big Bluets
were kind of scarce on the south end, where the algae is prevalent, but they
seemed to be in better shape as I headed north beyond the Raunt. The shore
area by the Raunt is extensive enough now and free of algae, yet mostly
devoid of shorebirds. There were none there as I worked north, but two
perhaps just arrived juvenile Least Sandpipers as I worked back to the
south. In other words, those are shorebirds that don't fly off as soon as
you as much as breathe in their direction. The young 'uns are also our hope
the future - the rest of this season, I mean. We need that, as there sure
aren't many shorebirds right now. A whopping four species for me today on
the East Pond. Among other birds groups, a Gull-billed Tern put in two brief
appearances, a Tricolored Heron flew over (or in), and an immature Little
Blue Heron was present. Unseasonal in my mind were a Pied-billed Grebe
(can't remember one in summer since many years ago when they could actually
breed there) and a canadensis type Canada Goose (short neck, roundish head).

 

It appears that Jamaica Bay is part of what seems to be a regional explosion
of the large moth Oldwife Underwing. Scores of them could be found in the
gardens, sometimes a half dozen cryptically hiding on one tree trunk. It
helps when your host plant is too big for NPS to eradicate. They do their
best to wipe out other things (I understand that there is some well meaning
effort to eliminate invasives, but it's not a good look along much of the
trail system) . It's a disgrace what they do with the south field. Where
there should be wildflowers and butterflies, there is mowed lawn. They are
trying to plant a garden by the VC, yet can't seem to get much to grow in
the middle of summer. And I think the stuff they're trying to plant was
growing naturally elsewhere on the refuge - until it got mowed down. I think
we need a refuge for wildlife that is displaced from the wildlife refuge. I
also noted that phragmites are now taking over around the West Pond edge,
where plants such as Seaside Gerardia once flourished. No problem NPS, take
a few more years to study whether the pond needs fixing. Enough venting for
now. We'll save the fence for another day. Ah, feels so good to be going to
Jamaica Bay again.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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