[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond summary and PSA…
Following my report earlier today of a Long-billed Dowitcher (LBDO) on the
Southend. I found another 2 LBDOs as I covered the Pond from the south to the
northend and back.
Additional highlights included, 31 STILT SANDPIPERS, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 3
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. 23 KILLDEERS (including fledglings), 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1
GULL-BILLED TERN, 3 PURPLE MARTINS, 1 ADULT BALD EAGLE and the continuing
WHITE-FACED IBIS.
Both Yellowlegs continue with decent numbers. Least Sandpiper numbers are
building and Semipalmated Sandpipers are trickling in. With the water level it
is, we might get one of those seasons where the Dowitcher numbers build nicely.
Today’s Short-billed Dowitcher number was 397 which saw a nice jump since my
last visit.
The Duckage numbers seemed quite low but Blue-winged Teal and Ruddy Ducks are
still around.
And now for a PSA: I am seeing a lot of new faces venturing out onto the East
Pond. This is all great but I get the sense that many of these new visitors are
not privy to some of the dodgy areas on the Pond. Today, through my scope I
watched an older gentleman taking a spill near the Raunt. This, even though he
was in close proximity to veteran users of the Pond. To the admins of the
various messaging groups, please encourage your members to exercise caution
when visiting the Pond. Do not wander around casually.
I also cannot emphasize enough. Knee High boots unless you are feeling brave or
immune like Steve Walter.
I have opened up more trails on the south end to allow visitors to avoid
walking the edge of Schriber’s Slew. I’ll widen those trails sometime during
the week as well as filling in some more of the holes at the Southend edge.
Good East Pond Birding!
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Re: [nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 16 July 2021
In addition to the good birds noted. Noteworthy are: July 10th @ Breezy Point,
a good number of Lesser Black-backed Gulls of various ages totaling 47.
July 13th 3 Wilson’s Storm Petrels @ Jacob Riis Park with 8 counted @ Breezy
Point.
Cheers,
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
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www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> On Jul 17, 2021, at 4:52 AM, Ben Cacace wrote:
>
>
> - RBA
> * New York
> * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
> * Jul. 16, 2021
> * NYNY2107.16
>
> - Birds mentioned
> BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK+
> ARCTIC TERN+
> WHITE-FACED IBIS+
> LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE+
> (+ Details requested by NYSARC)
>
> KING EIDER
> Sora
> SANDHILL CRANE
> Whimbrel
> HUDSONIAN GODWIT
> MARBLED GODWIT
> Stilt Sandpiper
> Western Sandpiper
> Lesser Black-backed Gull
> Gull-billed Tern
> Caspian Tern
> Great Shearwater
> MANX SHEARWATER
> BROWN PELICAN
> BLUE GROSBEAK
> DICKCISSEL
>
> - Transcript
>
> If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically
> and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
> http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm
>
> You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44
> (at)nybirds{dot}org.
>
> If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
> sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
>
>Gary Chapin - Secretary
>NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
>125 Pine Springs Drive
>Ticonderoga, NY 12883
>
> Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
> Number: (212) 979-3070
>
> Compiler: Tom Burke
> Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
>
> Transcriber: Ben Cacace
>
> BEGIN TAPE
>
> Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 16th 2021 at
> 9pm. The highlights of this vacation shortened week are BLACK-BELLIED
> WHISTLING-DUCK, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, ARCTIC TERN, LOGGERHEAD
> SHRIKE, SANDHILL CRANE, KING EIDER, MANX SHEARWATER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT,
> MARBLED GODWIT, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL and more.
>
> The East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge continues to produce interesting
> birds highlighted by a BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK found at the south end of
> the pond last Sunday that was still present today. This bird is most often
> seen with other ducks along the west side of the south end but may wander.
> Other highlights on the East Pond this week have included the adult
> WHITE-FACED IBIS now usually seen more towards the north end of the pond well
> above the Raunt plus an HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 1 or 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS during the
> week, 1 or 2 CASPIAN TERNS since Tuesday and on Sunday a couple of SORAS
> along the reed edge near the Raunt.
>
> Southbound adult shorebirds have also made a decent push into the area with
> the East Pond hosting a nice variety including up to 4 STILT SANDPIPERS. Also
> seen from a kayak in the bays surrounding the refuge were 2 WHIMBREL on the
> west side Saturday and a MARBLED GODWIT again at Joco Marsh on the east side
> Sunday.
>
> Also of note were 4 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS found on a private cattle
> farm out in Mattituck on Thursday.
>
> The only BROWN PELICAN sightings locally apparently came from last Saturday
> with 2 at Smith Point County Park in Shirley and singles from Fire Island
> Pines and Robert Moses State Park.
>
> An immature ARCTIC TERN was spotted Monday at the tern colony in Nickerson
> Beach.
>
> Apparently not publicized due to possible sensitivity a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was
> present for a short while last Saturday in the northern section of East
> Hampton and it has not been seen since.
>
> And another surprise, a SANDHILL CRANE was photographed on the 18th green at
> Dyker Beach Golf Course in Brooklyn early Thursday morning.
>
> The young male KING EIDER was present off Star Island in Montauk Harbor last
> weekend.
>
> A seawatch off Robert Moses State Park Tuesday noted 10 GREAT and 2 MANX
> SHEARWATERS. The counts of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS in field 2 reached 88
> Tuesday all non-adults of varying ages and a GULL-BILLED TERN also came in
> off the ocean to visit Moses Tuesday.
>
> At Plumb Beach among the arriving shorebirds this week have been a few
> WESTERN SANDPIPERS peaking at 4 Wednesday.
>
> BLUE GROSBEAKS remain around the Calverton Grasslands and nesting behavior
> continues among the small group of DICKCISSELS at
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 16 July 2021
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 16, 2021
* NYNY2107.16
- Birds mentioned
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK+
ARCTIC TERN+
WHITE-FACED IBIS+
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
KING EIDER
Sora
SANDHILL CRANE
Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
Stilt Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Great Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
BROWN PELICAN
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL
- Transcript
If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
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You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44
(at)nybirds{dot}org.
If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070
Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 16th 2021
at 9pm. The highlights of this vacation shortened week are BLACK-BELLIED
WHISTLING-DUCK, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, ARCTIC TERN, LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE, SANDHILL CRANE, KING EIDER, MANX SHEARWATER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT,
MARBLED GODWIT, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL and more.
The East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge continues to produce
interesting birds highlighted by a BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK found at
the south end of the pond last Sunday that was still present today. This
bird is most often seen with other ducks along the west side of the south
end but may wander. Other highlights on the East Pond this week have
included the adult WHITE-FACED IBIS now usually seen more towards the north
end of the pond well above the Raunt plus an HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 1 or 2
GULL-BILLED TERNS during the week, 1 or 2 CASPIAN TERNS since Tuesday and
on Sunday a couple of SORAS along the reed edge near the Raunt.
Southbound adult shorebirds have also made a decent push into the area with
the East Pond hosting a nice variety including up to 4 STILT SANDPIPERS.
Also seen from a kayak in the bays surrounding the refuge were 2 WHIMBREL
on the west side Saturday and a MARBLED GODWIT again at Joco Marsh on the
east side Sunday.
Also of note were 4 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS found on a private cattle
farm out in Mattituck on Thursday.
The only BROWN PELICAN sightings locally apparently came from last Saturday
with 2 at Smith Point County Park in Shirley and singles from Fire Island
Pines and Robert Moses State Park.
An immature ARCTIC TERN was spotted Monday at the tern colony in Nickerson
Beach.
Apparently not publicized due to possible sensitivity a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
was present for a short while last Saturday in the northern section of East
Hampton and it has not been seen since.
And another surprise, a SANDHILL CRANE was photographed on the 18th green
at Dyker Beach Golf Course in Brooklyn early Thursday morning.
The young male KING EIDER was present off Star Island in Montauk Harbor
last weekend.
A seawatch off Robert Moses State Park Tuesday noted 10 GREAT and 2 MANX
SHEARWATERS. The counts of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS in field 2 reached 88
Tuesday all non-adults of varying ages and a GULL-BILLED TERN also came in
off the ocean to visit Moses Tuesday.
At Plumb Beach among the arriving shorebirds this week have been a few
WESTERN SANDPIPERS peaking at 4 Wednesday.
BLUE GROSBEAKS remain around the Calverton Grasslands and nesting behavior
continues among the small group of DICKCISSELS at Croton Point Park. Please
refrain from doing anything that might disturb these or any other breeding
birds at this critical time of their lives.
To phone in reports, call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.
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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan: Flyover Glossy Ibis
Viewed from Pier i at 70th Street on Hudson River: a pair of Glossy Ibis heading north along Manhattan shoreline over West 79th Street Boat Basin and drifting over Manhattan by 7:56a. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Long-billed Dowitcher @East Pond Southend…
1 Long-billed Dowitcher at the south end of the East Pond right now. Not that
big, so probably a male? Currently feeding with Short-billed Dowitchers.
Link to tweeted image here:
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1416372577367363584?s=21
Cheers,
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
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[nysbirds-l] Blue grosbeak, East Hampton Recycling Center
Found yesterday by M Doyle. Moved to hill southwest of mulch piles, but singing and providing good views *Bruce Horwith* *16 Salt Marsh Path* *East Hampton, NY 11937* *(631) 599-0040 cell phone* -- 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] NYC Area RBA: 16 July 2021
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 16, 2021
* NYNY2107.16
- Birds mentioned
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK+
ARCTIC TERN+
WHITE-FACED IBIS+
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
KING EIDER
Sora
SANDHILL CRANE
Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
Stilt Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Great Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
BROWN PELICAN
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL
- Transcript
If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm
You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44
(at)nybirds{dot}org.
If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070
Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 16th 2021
at 9pm. The highlights of this vacation shortened week are BLACK-BELLIED
WHISTLING-DUCK, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, ARCTIC TERN, LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE, SANDHILL CRANE, KING EIDER, MANX SHEARWATER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT,
MARBLED GODWIT, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL and more.
The East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge continues to produce
interesting birds highlighted by a BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK found at
the south end of the pond last Sunday that was still present today. This
bird is most often seen with other ducks along the west side of the south
end but may wander. Other highlights on the East Pond this week have
included the adult WHITE-FACED IBIS now usually seen more towards the north
end of the pond well above the Raunt plus an HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 1 or 2
GULL-BILLED TERNS during the week, 1 or 2 CASPIAN TERNS since Tuesday and
on Sunday a couple of SORAS along the reed edge near the Raunt.
Southbound adult shorebirds have also made a decent push into the area with
the East Pond hosting a nice variety including up to 4 STILT SANDPIPERS.
Also seen from a kayak in the bays surrounding the refuge were 2 WHIMBREL
on the west side Saturday and a MARBLED GODWIT again at Joco Marsh on the
east side Sunday.
Also of note were 4 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS found on a private cattle
farm out in Mattituck on Thursday.
The only BROWN PELICAN sightings locally apparently came from last Saturday
with 2 at Smith Point County Park in Shirley and singles from Fire Island
Pines and Robert Moses State Park.
An immature ARCTIC TERN was spotted Monday at the tern colony in Nickerson
Beach.
Apparently not publicized due to possible sensitivity a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
was present for a short while last Saturday in the northern section of East
Hampton and it has not been seen since.
And another surprise, a SANDHILL CRANE was photographed on the 18th green
at Dyker Beach Golf Course in Brooklyn early Thursday morning.
The young male KING EIDER was present off Star Island in Montauk Harbor
last weekend.
A seawatch off Robert Moses State Park Tuesday noted 10 GREAT and 2 MANX
SHEARWATERS. The counts of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS in field 2 reached 88
Tuesday all non-adults of varying ages and a GULL-BILLED TERN also came in
off the ocean to visit Moses Tuesday.
At Plumb Beach among the arriving shorebirds this week have been a few
WESTERN SANDPIPERS peaking at 4 Wednesday.
BLUE GROSBEAKS remain around the Calverton Grasslands and nesting behavior
continues among the small group of DICKCISSELS at Croton Point Park. Please
refrain from doing anything that might disturb these or any other breeding
birds at this critical time of their lives.
To phone in reports, call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 16 July 2021
In addition to the good birds noted. Noteworthy are: July 10th @ Breezy Point,
a good number of Lesser Black-backed Gulls of various ages totaling 47.
July 13th 3 Wilson’s Storm Petrels @ Jacob Riis Park with 8 counted @ Breezy
Point.
Cheers,
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> On Jul 17, 2021, at 4:52 AM, Ben Cacace wrote:
>
>
> - RBA
> * New York
> * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
> * Jul. 16, 2021
> * NYNY2107.16
>
> - Birds mentioned
> BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK+
> ARCTIC TERN+
> WHITE-FACED IBIS+
> LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE+
> (+ Details requested by NYSARC)
>
> KING EIDER
> Sora
> SANDHILL CRANE
> Whimbrel
> HUDSONIAN GODWIT
> MARBLED GODWIT
> Stilt Sandpiper
> Western Sandpiper
> Lesser Black-backed Gull
> Gull-billed Tern
> Caspian Tern
> Great Shearwater
> MANX SHEARWATER
> BROWN PELICAN
> BLUE GROSBEAK
> DICKCISSEL
>
> - Transcript
>
> If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically
> and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
> http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm
>
> You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44
> (at)nybirds{dot}org.
>
> If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
> sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
>
>Gary Chapin - Secretary
>NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
>125 Pine Springs Drive
>Ticonderoga, NY 12883
>
> Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
> Number: (212) 979-3070
>
> Compiler: Tom Burke
> Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
>
> Transcriber: Ben Cacace
>
> BEGIN TAPE
>
> Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 16th 2021 at
> 9pm. The highlights of this vacation shortened week are BLACK-BELLIED
> WHISTLING-DUCK, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, ARCTIC TERN, LOGGERHEAD
> SHRIKE, SANDHILL CRANE, KING EIDER, MANX SHEARWATER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT,
> MARBLED GODWIT, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL and more.
>
> The East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge continues to produce interesting
> birds highlighted by a BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK found at the south end of
> the pond last Sunday that was still present today. This bird is most often
> seen with other ducks along the west side of the south end but may wander.
> Other highlights on the East Pond this week have included the adult
> WHITE-FACED IBIS now usually seen more towards the north end of the pond well
> above the Raunt plus an HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 1 or 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS during the
> week, 1 or 2 CASPIAN TERNS since Tuesday and on Sunday a couple of SORAS
> along the reed edge near the Raunt.
>
> Southbound adult shorebirds have also made a decent push into the area with
> the East Pond hosting a nice variety including up to 4 STILT SANDPIPERS. Also
> seen from a kayak in the bays surrounding the refuge were 2 WHIMBREL on the
> west side Saturday and a MARBLED GODWIT again at Joco Marsh on the east side
> Sunday.
>
> Also of note were 4 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS found on a private cattle
> farm out in Mattituck on Thursday.
>
> The only BROWN PELICAN sightings locally apparently came from last Saturday
> with 2 at Smith Point County Park in Shirley and singles from Fire Island
> Pines and Robert Moses State Park.
>
> An immature ARCTIC TERN was spotted Monday at the tern colony in Nickerson
> Beach.
>
> Apparently not publicized due to possible sensitivity a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was
> present for a short while last Saturday in the northern section of East
> Hampton and it has not been seen since.
>
> And another surprise, a SANDHILL CRANE was photographed on the 18th green at
> Dyker Beach Golf Course in Brooklyn early Thursday morning.
>
> The young male KING EIDER was present off Star Island in Montauk Harbor last
> weekend.
>
> A seawatch off Robert Moses State Park Tuesday noted 10 GREAT and 2 MANX
> SHEARWATERS. The counts of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS in field 2 reached 88
> Tuesday all non-adults of varying ages and a GULL-BILLED TERN also came in
> off the ocean to visit Moses Tuesday.
>
> At Plumb Beach among the arriving shorebirds this week have been a few
> WESTERN SANDPIPERS peaking at 4 Wednesday.
>
> BLUE GROSBEAKS remain around the Calverton Grasslands and nesting behavior
> continues among the small group of DICKCISSELS at
[nysbirds-l] Blue grosbeak, East Hampton Recycling Center
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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan: Flyover Glossy Ibis
Viewed from Pier i at 70th Street on Hudson River: a pair of Glossy Ibis heading north along Manhattan shoreline over West 79th Street Boat Basin and drifting over Manhattan by 7:56a. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Long-billed Dowitcher @East Pond Southend…
1 Long-billed Dowitcher at the south end of the East Pond right now. Not that
big, so probably a male? Currently feeding with Short-billed Dowitchers.
Link to tweeted image here:
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1416372577367363584?s=21
Cheers,
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond summary and PSA…
Following my report earlier today of a Long-billed Dowitcher (LBDO) on the
Southend. I found another 2 LBDOs as I covered the Pond from the south to the
northend and back.
Additional highlights included, 31 STILT SANDPIPERS, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 3
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. 23 KILLDEERS (including fledglings), 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1
GULL-BILLED TERN, 3 PURPLE MARTINS, 1 ADULT BALD EAGLE and the continuing
WHITE-FACED IBIS.
Both Yellowlegs continue with decent numbers. Least Sandpiper numbers are
building and Semipalmated Sandpipers are trickling in. With the water level it
is, we might get one of those seasons where the Dowitcher numbers build nicely.
Today’s Short-billed Dowitcher number was 397 which saw a nice jump since my
last visit.
The Duckage numbers seemed quite low but Blue-winged Teal and Ruddy Ducks are
still around.
And now for a PSA: I am seeing a lot of new faces venturing out onto the East
Pond. This is all great but I get the sense that many of these new visitors are
not privy to some of the dodgy areas on the Pond. Today, through my scope I
watched an older gentleman taking a spill near the Raunt. This, even though he
was in close proximity to veteran users of the Pond. To the admins of the
various messaging groups, please encourage your members to exercise caution
when visiting the Pond. Do not wander around casually.
I also cannot emphasize enough. Knee High boots unless you are feeling brave or
immune like Steve Walter.
I have opened up more trails on the south end to allow visitors to avoid
walking the edge of Schriber’s Slew. I’ll widen those trails sometime during
the week as well as filling in some more of the holes at the Southend edge.
Good East Pond Birding!
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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