Hello all, Yesterday afternoon Andrew Rubenfeld, Eric Ozawa and I went to Jamaica Bay to attend the first Open House Public Meeting that NPS held at the Visitors Center as a step in the process to develop a plan for the West Pond. More on that later. Before the meeting we took some time to go birding and found a few birds, including: Forster's, Common and Least Tern, Glossy Ibis, Snowy Egret, Black Skimmer, etc. The West Pond itself is a sad sad sight. Over at Big John's Pond we saw one Barn Owl in the box.
There was a good turnout at the meeting and we birders were well represented. Those of you who could not attend the meeting can still get the information that was shared at the meeting and take part in the process. Just keep in mind that the comment period closes on 7/30/2014. Below is a link to the web page on NPS website with the details. At the bottom of the page you will find a link to the Newsletter they presented at the meeting. The newsletter include four alternatives for the West Pond (other alternatives may/will hopefully be worked out in the process). Please send in your comments and push for a full restoration of a freshwater pond at Jamaica Bay. It was created to serve as a replacement for the freshwater habitat that was lost to development in the region. We must ensure it is restored. http://bit.ly/JBWR_WP_EA - good birding for the future Anders Peltomaa Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
