Re: [ebirdsnyc] Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

2015-09-05 Thread Lisa Scheppke
Hi Andrew:
If you don't mind, I am going to print a screenshot of your email in the QCBC 
newsletter as an update about the West Pond.
Thank you.
Lisa
  From: "Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc]" 

 To: Lloyd Spitalnik  
Cc: NYSBirds ; Nyc ebirds  
 Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 2:46 PM
 Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival
   
    Some photos from yesterday's Shorebird Festival can be seen here 
I should add that during yesterday's presentation, I learned that the 
superintendent of Gateway, Jennifer Nersesian, announced that the breach to the 
West Pond will be closed. That is the text message I received while I was at 
the north end of the East Pond with a small group who stayed with me.  While 
there is no timeline or details associated with her announcement, it has to be 
seen as a positive development that we at least have on RECORD, someone from 
National Park Service committing to closing the breach.
l want to also add that I am grateful that Lloyd, Don and Kevin continue to 
organize this event which is so much needed at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. I 
hope they continue to do so for many years to come. If you missed the event 
yesterday, think about attending next year. The usage of places like the refuge 
for wildlife observation is very key to how decisions are made in maintaining 
and enhancing existing wildlife habitats.
Cheers,



On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Lloyd Spitalnik 
 wrote:

We had a fabulous day with approx. 170 people attending throughout the day. I 
want to thank Tom Burke, Gail Benson, Doug Gochfeld and Andrew Baksh for their 
invaluable help as field leaders. They were really great.Although the quantity 
of birds wasn't there we did have many Stilt Sandpipers and Western Sandpipers 
up very close. There were a couple of Black Terns and one Gull-billed Tern. Of 
course there were Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers along with White-rumped 
Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and both 
Yellowlegs. Earlier in the morning Andrew (Birding Dude) Baksh saw a Baird's 
which we couldn't relocate.We finished the day with a presentation given by 
Kevin Karlson. He gave a very entertaining and informative look at his new book 
"Birding by Impression"  part of the Peterson series.I want to publicly than 
the hard working people of Gateway National Recreation Area especially Jen 
Nersesian. Also NYC Audubon and the American Littoral Society for sponsoring 
the event.
-- 
All the best,
Lloyd
Lloyd Spitalnik Photography
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Re: [ebirdsnyc] Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

2015-09-05 Thread Lisa Scheppke
Hi Andrew:
If you don't mind, I am going to print a screenshot of your email in the QCBC 
newsletter as an update about the West Pond.
Thank you.
Lisa
  From: "Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc]" 
<ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com>
 To: Lloyd Spitalnik <ll...@lloydspitalnikphotos.com> 
Cc: NYSBirds <NYSbirds-l@cornell.edu>; Nyc ebirds <ebirds...@yahoogroups.com> 
 Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 2:46 PM
 Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival
   
    Some photos from yesterday's Shorebird Festival can be seen here 
I should add that during yesterday's presentation, I learned that the 
superintendent of Gateway, Jennifer Nersesian, announced that the breach to the 
West Pond will be closed. That is the text message I received while I was at 
the north end of the East Pond with a small group who stayed with me.  While 
there is no timeline or details associated with her announcement, it has to be 
seen as a positive development that we at least have on RECORD, someone from 
National Park Service committing to closing the breach.
l want to also add that I am grateful that Lloyd, Don and Kevin continue to 
organize this event which is so much needed at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. I 
hope they continue to do so for many years to come. If you missed the event 
yesterday, think about attending next year. The usage of places like the refuge 
for wildlife observation is very key to how decisions are made in maintaining 
and enhancing existing wildlife habitats.
Cheers,



On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Lloyd Spitalnik 
<ll...@lloydspitalnikphotos.com> wrote:

We had a fabulous day with approx. 170 people attending throughout the day. I 
want to thank Tom Burke, Gail Benson, Doug Gochfeld and Andrew Baksh for their 
invaluable help as field leaders. They were really great.Although the quantity 
of birds wasn't there we did have many Stilt Sandpipers and Western Sandpipers 
up very close. There were a couple of Black Terns and one Gull-billed Tern. Of 
course there were Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers along with White-rumped 
Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and both 
Yellowlegs. Earlier in the morning Andrew (Birding Dude) Baksh saw a Baird's 
which we couldn't relocate.We finished the day with a presentation given by 
Kevin Karlson. He gave a very entertaining and informative look at his new book 
"Birding by Impression"  part of the Peterson series.I want to publicly than 
the hard working people of Gateway National Recreation Area especially Jen 
Nersesian. Also NYC Audubon and the American Littoral Society for sponsoring 
the event.
-- 
All the best,
Lloyd
Lloyd Spitalnik Photography
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火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountainSun Tzu  The Art of War

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