After getting better looks and good input, it appears the bird is a juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper.
Off to find some crow, Mike Yuan Brooklyn, NY Begin forwarded message: > From: Michael Yuan <mjy...@gmail.com> > Date: September 19, 2015 at 12:13:46 PM EDT > To: nysbirds-l <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu>, Nyc ebirds > <ebirds...@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RUFF at Jones Beach > > We're looking at a female ruff on the south end of the middle pond between > the nature center and WE2. > > https://flic.kr/p/yNFozb > > Mike Yuan > Brooklyn, NY -- 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/ --
