A quick report on the *Ruff* as I just left the East Pond. The bird was
last seen by a few of us at the North End before it flew south around 9:25
a.m.
I continued birding the pond heading south and spotted the Ruff on the West
side in an area just before the new blind. On my return trip, I
It was great to get back to Mecox Inlet, my first visit of the summer. The
sand flats by the bay are fenced off, which appears to be making the Least
Terns and Piping Plovers very happy, but which makes scanning for terns and
shorebirds a mostly scoping experience.
Friday morning, 7/19, notable
Quick FYI. Unless you came up from the South End or were already past the
North East corner, I would advise against entering the pond from the North
East entrance. Doing otherwise will flush all the birds at that corner
including the Ruff.
You can scope the bird from the north west side as some
Right now in the North East corner of the East Pond.
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jul 19, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
Hello all,
Here is a link to photos of today's Ruff at Jamaica Bay East
Right now in the North East corner of the East Pond.
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jul 19, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all,
Here is a link to photos of today's Ruff at Jamaica Bay
Quick FYI. Unless you came up from the South End or were already past the
North East corner, I would advise against entering the pond from the North
East entrance. Doing otherwise will flush all the birds at that corner
including the Ruff.
You can scope the bird from the north west side as some
It was great to get back to Mecox Inlet, my first visit of the summer. The
sand flats by the bay are fenced off, which appears to be making the Least
Terns and Piping Plovers very happy, but which makes scanning for terns and
shorebirds a mostly scoping experience.
Friday morning, 7/19, notable
A quick report on the *Ruff* as I just left the East Pond. The bird was
last seen by a few of us at the North End before it flew south around 9:25
a.m.
I continued birding the pond heading south and spotted the Ruff on the West
side in an area just before the new blind. On my return trip, I
