I did my first fall 2017 kayaking trip around Jamaica Bay Islands yesterday. Highlight was a Marbled Godwit on the East shore of Little Egg marsh. Last year I saw 1 to 3 individuals of this species around Little Egg March and the Ruffle Bar on every trip made in September/October/November so it is potentially a regular species there in small numbers.
Modest numbers of shorebirds overall but interestingly all the shorebird groups were exactly at the same position as last fall. Illustrated checklist here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39968669 Other sightings included: 274 Greater Yellowlegs at high tide on the docks and poles East of the Cross Bay boulevard between roads 10 and 14 (with 10 Short-billed Dowitchers and 5 Lesser Yellowlegs mixed in). 1 Nelson's sparrow (Westmost part of Big Egg marsh), also 7 Saltmarch/Nelson's in this area. 12 Red Knots (Little Egg Marsh, North-East flat as usual). 2 Belted kingfisher harassing 2 Double-crested Cormorants to perch on the highest poles. Matthieu -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
