With all deference to Andrew, have any of you heard of Don Riepe?
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> On Aug 11, 2022, at 9:57 PM, rcech <rc...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
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> I agree.
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> From: Joshua Malbin <joshuamal...@gmail.com>
> Date: 8/12/22 12:40 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: rc...@nyc.rr.com
> Cc: ebirds...@groups.io, nysbirds-l <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu>
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] RE: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond
> Shorebird Updates…
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> If anyone has put more effort into Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge habitat than
> Andrew over the last decade, I would be shocked.
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>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 9:35 PM <rc...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>> Friends, I’ve erased most of the back-and-forth notes on borough boundaries
>> at Jamaica Bay (I was XMas count compiler for Bklyn count for 26 years, have
>> been through all that).
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>> I have one gentle observation – if the community put as much energy into
>> insisting on a habitat management plan to return JBWR to its former
>> ascendant glory, as on worrying over what county list a sighting might go
>> on, our efforts might extend more positively into the future.
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>> Yours in having protected Brooklyn’s East Pond/West Pond compromise line for
>> all those years – but also having submitted habitat planning comments on
>> behalf of NYC Butterfly Club,
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>> Rick Cech
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>> From: ebirds...@groups.io <ebirds...@groups.io> On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 10:04 PM
>> To: nysbirds-l <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu>
>> Cc: NycEbirds <ebirds...@groups.io>
>> Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond Shorebird Updates…
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>> Alas, my plans to up my Kings County list went awry as none of the
>> shorebird rarities seen on the Brooklyn side of the West Pond was there
>> today. And so I must remain patient. Shane Blodgett, came to mind today as I
>> finally understood his persistence in waiting for a 2010 West Pond
>> Black-bellied Whistling-Duck to cross over into Brooklyn’s territory 😬
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>> As for the East Pond. Well, I decided to take a crack at the Northend this
>> afternoon and it was a good decision. 22 species of Shorebirds is not too
>> shabby.
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>> The highlights were:
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>> HUDSONIAN GODWIT (2)
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>> MARBLED GODWIT (2)
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>> WILSON’s PHALAROPE (2 - adult and juvenile)
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>> WHIMBREL (flyover) my second flyover bird of the season, also seen by Eric
>> Miller and Jean Loscalzo. The bird was last seen heading across the road
>> towards the West Pond.
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>> Shorebird numbers have tailed off as to be expected; however, the diversity
>> is increasing. Juvenile Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers numbers are up.
>> Though, I have not seen any juvenile Western Sandpiper as of yet and it has
>> been awhile since I was able to pull out any adult from the mass of “brown
>> jobs” that now dominate the peep scene. Watch out for those big billed Semis.
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>> Greater Yellowlegs remain sparse in numbers. Lesser Yellowlegs numbers are
>> way down but counts remain somewhat decent, with several juveniles. Stilt
>> Sandpipers are still showing in double digits but well down from weeks ago.
>> A few juveniles are present as well.
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>> White-rumped Sandpipers seem to favor the south east side of the pond but a
>> few were up north this afternoon. Often heard as the flock of shorebirds
>> wheeled in flight to avoid being a Peregrine snack. Be prepared for this
>> when visiting; the Peregrines are known to make several passes and will
>> disrupt the peace. Sometimes, ruining a good morning or afternoon if things
>> up and leave the pond even if only temporary.
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>> The Black-headed and Bonaparte’s Gulls are still around. Also many crisp
>> looking juvenile Laughing, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls as well.
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>> Good August Shorebirding!
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>> manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
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>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule
>> of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~
>> Frederick Douglass
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>> 風 Swift as the wind
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>> 林 Quiet as the forest
>> 火 Conquer like the fire
>> 山 Steady as the mountain
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>> Sun Tzu The Art of War
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>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
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>> Andrew Baksh
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