Re:[nysbirds-l] On Jamaica Bay in the 1940s...and '60s
Hi all-- One more update: The image has now been swapped out for an incontrovertible Glossy Ibis. Thanks again for the heads-up about this! --Joe On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 5:17 PM Joseph Wallace wrote: > Hi all-- For a couple of years I've been writing short pieces on birds, > nature in general, and the environment for the wonderful Saw Mill River > Audubon. I hope you don't mind my sharing this one, because I know many of > you treasure Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It was my father's favorite spot > on earth, and the place he introduced me to the lifelong joys of birding > (aka birdwatching) back in the 1960s. So that's what I wrote about for > Father's Day: https://www.blog.sawmillriveraudubon.org/the-odd-duck/ > > If you take a look at this little time capsule, I hope you enjoy it. I > know you all have a compelling birding origin story of your own. > Thanks--Joe > -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] On Jamaica Bay in the 1940s...and '60s
PS-- I'm laughing about this, because maybe it was inevitable...but it has been pointed out to me that the ibis photo in my piece is of a White-faced (a rare stray to Jamaica Bay), not the Glossy. I wish I had supplied the pic, because that would have given me a new state bird, but we'll try to fix instead. Thanks for the heads-up, all! Joe On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 5:17 PM Joseph Wallace wrote: > Hi all-- For a couple of years I've been writing short pieces on birds, > nature in general, and the environment for the wonderful Saw Mill River > Audubon. I hope you don't mind my sharing this one, because I know many of > you treasure Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It was my father's favorite spot > on earth, and the place he introduced me to the lifelong joys of birding > (aka birdwatching) back in the 1960s. So that's what I wrote about for > Father's Day: https://www.blog.sawmillriveraudubon.org/the-odd-duck/ > > If you take a look at this little time capsule, I hope you enjoy it. I > know you all have a compelling birding origin story of your own. > Thanks--Joe > -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] WFIB + @ Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Queens Co.
The breeding plumaged White-faced Ibis (WFIB) continued today on the East Pond
at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The bird flew in and out several times on the
Pond during the time I was there so patience may be necessary for anyone
chasing.
Other East Pond Southend notables include. A continuing drake Lesser Scaup, 1
Stilt Sandpiper and a few Ruddy Ducks. Quite a nice number of Marsh Wrens were
also present today.
Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Eastern Willet, Spotted Sandpiper and a
Killdeer were the other Shorebirds observed today. The water level is brilliant
on the Pond at the moment and we are in cracking shape for a solid Shorebird
season if the birds cooperate.
Cheers,
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manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
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others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
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[nysbirds-l] On Jamaica Bay in the 1940s...and '60s
Hi all-- For a couple of years I've been writing short pieces on birds, nature in general, and the environment for the wonderful Saw Mill River Audubon. I hope you don't mind my sharing this one, because I know many of you treasure Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It was my father's favorite spot on earth, and the place he introduced me to the lifelong joys of birding (aka birdwatching) back in the 1960s. So that's what I wrote about for Father's Day: https://www.blog.sawmillriveraudubon.org/the-odd-duck/ If you take a look at this little time capsule, I hope you enjoy it. I know you all have a compelling birding origin story of your own. Thanks--Joe -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] An update on the south Brooklyn beaches nests
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)
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
> Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 8:54 PM
> To: Birding alert, NYSBirds, Birding alert
> 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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