[nysbirds-l] Queens co. Jamaica Bay East Pond Shorebird Report 7-30

I spent a few hours surveying shorebirds this AM. An estimated 1500 shorebirds with a total of 10 species, dominated by Semipalmated Sandpipers. The highlights were White-rumped Sandpiper (6), Stilt Sandpiper (4), WESTERN SANDPIPER (1) - this one, the kind that Steve Walter and I have debated

[nysbirds-l] Queens co. Jamaica Bay East Pond Shorebird Report 7-30

I spent a few hours surveying shorebirds this AM. An estimated 1500 shorebirds with a total of 10 species, dominated by Semipalmated Sandpipers. The highlights were White-rumped Sandpiper (6), Stilt Sandpiper (4), WESTERN SANDPIPER (1) - this one, the kind that Steve Walter and I have debated