I spent the last hours of daylight on the shore at Jones Beach West End
today. It was not intended as a birding trip, but I still managed to spy
some interesting visitors. The local breeders were out in force, with
several young Piping Plovers and Least Terns observed and Common Terns
still
I made my fifth and probably final Cupsogue trip of the year. Like every
other one, there wasn't really anything to get excited about. And yet, I
came home with over 800 pictures. Hey, even Herring Gulls do interesting
things.
Terns featured a season high for me 15 Royals, a site high for me
This morning I birded the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, on the
rising tide. I was on the pond just after first light and covered the pond
from south to north and back.
The total shorebird numbers were just about 500 which is way down from a
week ago.
In all, there were 13 species of
This morning I birded the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, on the
rising tide. I was on the pond just after first light and covered the pond
from south to north and back.
The total shorebird numbers were just about 500 which is way down from a
week ago.
In all, there were 13 species of
I made my fifth and probably final Cupsogue trip of the year. Like every
other one, there wasn't really anything to get excited about. And yet, I
came home with over 800 pictures. Hey, even Herring Gulls do interesting
things.
Terns featured a season high for me 15 Royals, a site high for me
I spent the last hours of daylight on the shore at Jones Beach West End
today. It was not intended as a birding trip, but I still managed to spy
some interesting visitors. The local breeders were out in force, with
several young Piping Plovers and Least Terns observed and Common Terns
still
