Walking the East Pond on the tail end of high tide Tuesday morning was
productive. There are still some shorebirds around and ducks are building.
Highlights included:
American Avocet
Pectoral Sandpiper(2)
White-rumped Sandpiper (11)
Stilt Sandpiper(8)
Dunlin
There were hundreds of teal, the
Walking the East Pond on the tail end of high tide Tuesday morning was
productive. There are still some shorebirds around and ducks are building.
Highlights included:
American Avocet
Pectoral Sandpiper(2)
White-rumped Sandpiper (11)
Stilt Sandpiper(8)
Dunlin
There were hundreds of teal, the
A mid day trip to the East Pond did not turn up the Wilson's Phalarope seen
earlier this week, but the Acadian Flycatcher, Gull-billed Tern and
White-faced Ibis were all present.
The only shorebirds seen were Eastern Willet, Semipalmated Sandpiper,
Lesser Yellowlegs and Greater Yellowlegs, but it
A mid day trip to the East Pond did not turn up the Wilson's Phalarope seen
earlier this week, but the Acadian Flycatcher, Gull-billed Tern and
White-faced Ibis were all present.
The only shorebirds seen were Eastern Willet, Semipalmated Sandpiper,
Lesser Yellowlegs and Greater Yellowlegs, but it
The American Avocet is still here, on east shore near the cut-around by the MTA
tracks. Also, 3 black terns and continuing Gull-billed. As for shorebirds, 5+
white-rumped and 1 juv Western among the hundreds of Semis and couple dozen
Leasts.
Mike Yuan
Brooklyn, NY
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The American Avocet is still here, on east shore near the cut-around by the MTA
tracks. Also, 3 black terns and continuing Gull-billed. As for shorebirds, 5+
white-rumped and 1 juv Western among the hundreds of Semis and couple dozen
Leasts.
Mike Yuan
Brooklyn, NY
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6+ hours spent on the pond today while checking the water during low and
high tide.
Shorebird bird numbers were disappointingly low. Nevertheless, I ended up
with 10 species. The highlights were 3 Stilt Sandpipers *(2 nicely marked
birds seen with Steve Walter) *and 2 flagged Semipalmated
