Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 23 Apr Joe Giunta, George Form and I (Sy Schiff) spent a pleasant morning circumnavigating the West Pond. Beautiful sunny day. Migrants and newly arrived birds were mostly absent. Of interest were a group of GLOSSY IBIS at bench 3 and two widely separated LITTLE BLUE HERONS. Both SCAUP species continue on the pond.
What is of interest is the new (back to the old days) interest in maintaining the refuge as a place for birds and birding. To that view, the water level on the west pond has been lowered and wide swaths of venation have been eliminated. There are now mud flats and a clear view of them. When the shorebirds start moving through, we should have a bonanza. Sy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
