[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope Picture and Notes
I pulled out the heavy artillery optics to bring you a picture with wow factor. Who are we kidding? It's a self-satisfying thing. http://www.stevewalternature.com/ Some notes. I arrived around 2:30 to hear that the Red Phalarope hadn't been seen in a hour. I first stopped at the easternmost pond, where I was told she had been seen for a while feeding. Looking at the amount of water, it was a surprise to hear that. The evaporation has been rapid, and by the time I left around 6:00, there was almost no water at all. So it might be more appropriate to use the term "pond bed". The next pond bed to the west also had little water left. After about two hours, I was fearing that the phalarope might have left because the water had dried up on her. Eventually, she did show up at the easternmost pond bed, at one point passing over and disregarding the useless remaining puddle. But she did spend considerable time on dry land, providing hope for those that are considering going tomorrow. There is another pond bed to the southwest, which is retaining a bit more water, and perhaps providing enough interest to the phalarope to keep her around. That is where she was located at about 4:30. Steve Walter Bayside, 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope Picture and Notes
I pulled out the heavy artillery optics to bring you a picture with wow factor. Who are we kidding? It's a self-satisfying thing. http://www.stevewalternature.com/ Some notes. I arrived around 2:30 to hear that the Red Phalarope hadn't been seen in a hour. I first stopped at the easternmost pond, where I was told she had been seen for a while feeding. Looking at the amount of water, it was a surprise to hear that. The evaporation has been rapid, and by the time I left around 6:00, there was almost no water at all. So it might be more appropriate to use the term pond bed. The next pond bed to the west also had little water left. After about two hours, I was fearing that the phalarope might have left because the water had dried up on her. Eventually, she did show up at the easternmost pond bed, at one point passing over and disregarding the useless remaining puddle. But she did spend considerable time on dry land, providing hope for those that are considering going tomorrow. There is another pond bed to the southwest, which is retaining a bit more water, and perhaps providing enough interest to the phalarope to keep her around. That is where she was located at about 4:30. Steve Walter Bayside, 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/ --
