Jamaica Bay East Pond 28 July Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) arrived at the north end around 1:30 and quickly found the 2 Avocets in the water way down toward the south end. Otherwise, for the afternoon, we saw about 100 shorebirds of 6 species. Not a very impressive experience.
The water level is HIGH. There is virtually no edge, which, of course, explains the lack of shorebirds. A small flat (now an island) for a half dozen people lies just south of the north entrance on the other side of 8 feet of 4-6 inches of water. We waded through and scoped the Avocets. At the south end, but here are some open flats requiring a short walk through 3-5 inches of water. Hiking shoes are not going to cut it. There was an excuse for high water levels when the valves didn't work. Is there a new problem? Sy -- 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/ --
