Unfortunately, the Oystercatcher nest that was built over the wrack on top of
the rocky beach in Shirley Chisholm State Park has gone. No eggs to be found
this morning. (and no fledglings in the area)
This is the third Oystercatcher nest that failed this season. The other two
were at Plumb Beach and Dead Horse Point.
Also, the Killdeer nest at Shirley Chisholm SP which had 4 eggs has vanished.
In total, 4 nest with 12 eggs have failed.
Last year, similar number of nests for the same species in the same areas had
only two Oystercatcher fledglings and one of them survived to adulthood in Dead
Horse Point.
In total, over two years, one out of 25 eggs has reached adulthood.
This is a really sad situation for these special birds.
Gus Keri
---- On Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:58:37 -0400 Smith, Jason Y (DEC)
<jason.sm...@dec.ny.gov> wrote ----
> div.zm_6577200324689976142_parse_-3632554252250034675 P { margin-top: 0;
> margin-bottom: 0 }Charadriiformes seem to be willing to keep trying to find
> ways to adapt to the loss of nesting habitat. It's nice to see AMOY are no
> exception. I've even seen reports of AMOY trying to adapt to rooftop nesting
> as the terns and skimmer have too. So, while intriguing it doesn't
> "surprise" me to hear of them trying a different strategy. Wrack, what you
> refer to as straw, is a common nesting substrate available on beaches and
> marsh islands.
> What would be interesting to know is did the AMOY gather the wrack to nest
> on, or did they capitalize on an existing deposit of wrack.
> The real question is since they are willing to adapt...are we?
>
> Jason C. Smith |Biodiversity Ecologist
> New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
> 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
> Phone: 718-482-4919 | Fax: 718-482-4502
> Email: jason.sm...@dec.ny.gov
> "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we
> created them" -Einstein
>
>
>
>
> From: Gus Keri <gusk...@zoho.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 8:54 PM
> To: Birding alert, NYSBirds, Birding alert <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu>
> Subject: Very interesting finding ATTENTION: This email came from an
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> While walking the beaches of Shirley Chisholm State Park today checking the
> area where Oystercatchers nested last year, I noticed a "nest-protective"
> behavior by an Oystercatcher, but it wasn't in the same area. It was in an
> area where there is no sand above the tide level. I have never seen
> Oystercatcher nest in areas other then sandy beaches. All the nests I have
> seen over the year were build on sand.
>
> Suddenly, another Oystercatcher flew off the rocky area after it saw me
> approaching. When I checked the place, I found a nest built on straws on top
> of rocks. It was very surprising to me. I know Willet build their nests on
> these straws but not oystercatcher.
>
> I remember that last year the Oystercatcher nest that was built over the
> very limited sandy area of this beach had failed and most likely because of
> a sea storm, The nest was very close to the high tide line.
>
> This year, the Oystercatchers decided to use a Willet method and build a
> nest on straws on top of the rock, way above the high tide line
> It is a nice way to improvise in harsh conditions and keeping the species
> going. A survival instinct, I guess.
>
> You can see photos of this nest on eBird:
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S89493742
>
> Gus Keri
>
>
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