The chat and the oriole were seen at the far western end of the pond,
not the eastern.
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Today I spotted a male yellow-breasted chat and a female orchard
oriole at the far eastern end of Oakland Lake at Alley Pond Park. The
park goers don't frequent this area because of the muddy and wet
trail, but the water and mud is usually only about an inch deep. I had
an extended look at the
Another AMERICAN AVOCET found its way to Jamaica Bay today, with reports of
it on both ponds. From what I gather, it spent most of its time right around
the North Island of the East Pond. Shortly before 9:30, I observed a
WHIMBREL flying eastward over the West Pond. I notified Tom Burke, who was
At shortly before noon a single Buff-breasted was located while birding
with Mickey & Keith Cashman in the field just south and adjacent to the
model plane area east of Riverhead-Manorville Road; the bird was with
scores of Killdeer, aand a few Semi-palmated Plovers.
Searching the nearby sod
At shortly before noon a single Buff-breasted was located while birding
with Mickey Keith Cashman in the field just south and adjacent to the
model plane area east of Riverhead-Manorville Road; the bird was with
scores of Killdeer, aand a few Semi-palmated Plovers.
Searching the nearby sod