August 17 - There appears to be a disruption at the Niagara Falls Great
Egret Colony. Today (between 10:00 AM and 10:40 AM) I again observed the
Great Egret Colony from Three Sisters Island at Goat Island. I observed
four egret on one nest ( based on previous observations one of the
Although we didn't keep track of numbers, Carole Berglie and I (Ardith
Bondi), arriving at about 1PM, saw quite a few of the smaller shorebirds
on the Jones Beach CGS sandbar, despite swimmers and boaters. They
included Semipalmated Plovers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Sanderlings.
We also saw
Jones Beach West End 17 Aug
Arrived at the Coast Guard Station arriving about 8:30. A Peregrine Falcon
promptly flew by and about 2-300 small shorebirds promptly scattered and flew
off. None of the larger shorebirds moved. About 9:00, one of the half dozen or
so birders noticed the MARBLED
Hello All,Dick Belanger and I were quite pleased this early morn
to find the flats at Cupsogue empty of all the usual: numerous and quite
serious clam muckers, noisy bayside scamperers, large running dogs , but
most particularly that deafening, MOSQUITO CONTROL HELICOPTER that has
Hello All,Dick Belanger and I were quite pleased this early morn
to find the flats at Cupsogue empty of all the usual: numerous and quite
serious clam muckers, noisy bayside scamperers, large running dogs , but
most particularly that deafening, MOSQUITO CONTROL HELICOPTER that has
Jones Beach West End 17 Aug
Arrived at the Coast Guard Station arriving about 8:30. A Peregrine Falcon
promptly flew by and about 2-300 small shorebirds promptly scattered and flew
off. None of the larger shorebirds moved. About 9:00, one of the half dozen or
so birders noticed the MARBLED
Although we didn't keep track of numbers, Carole Berglie and I (Ardith
Bondi), arriving at about 1PM, saw quite a few of the smaller shorebirds
on the Jones Beach CGS sandbar, despite swimmers and boaters. They
included Semipalmated Plovers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Sanderlings.
We also saw
