The White Pelican was not seen today, as far as I know. The 2 Avocets were
present around the Raunt for some time during the early to mid-afternoon,
being easily visible from the East Pond overlook (when not behind geese or
other large birds). They eventually took off toward the north end. The
Eura
I am here in the East Pond and the Avocet is here. It is further south (in the
middle of the pond). I have not seen the Godwit, very few shorebirds today.
Felipe
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On Sep 22, 2017, at 1:02 PM, David Klauber
mailto:davehawk...@msn.com>> wrote:
The north end of the east pond
The north end of the east pond was virtually shorebird-less, and the strong
winds and a Peregrine didn't help. Just 2 Greater Yellowlegs in the NE corner,
and a Least along the phrags. There were 2 Caspian Terns with the gulls by the
cove.
The south end was better, with 3 juvenile Stilt Sandpip
Folks should also know that the bird flew off shortly after and has not
returned to my knowledge.
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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
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A Wilson's Phalarope is in northwest corner of east pond now, next to a
Stilt Sandpiper.
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As posted earlier, 1 Hudsonian Godwit flew in around 3:30. The bird stayed but
began to move frequently as time went on and it eventually flew North and out
of sight at 6:02. Other birds such as the Baird's Sandpipers, Western
Sandpipers, White-rumped Sandpipers, and Stilt Sandpipers were still
Most of the previously mentioned shorebirds at Jamaica bay were present this
morning, mostly on the East Pond with one addition - a juvenile Baird's
Sandpiper near the raunt on the east side. Highlights of the 18 species seen
were:
3 Wilson's Phalaropes swimming in circles together in the nort
>From about 5:30 to 7 PM I was at the north end of the east Pond. Lloyd
>Spitalnik had been there for a couple of hours previous to that. No phalarope,
>although a false alarm with a couple of hyper pale Lesser yellowlegs.
Conditions and species are as noted previously with a couple of exceptio
This afternoon between about 4:30 and 6:30 Bobby Rosetti and I met Lloyd and
Don Riepe at the north end of the East Pond. No Godwit or rarities. There were
3 adult Stilt Sandpipers that had heavy barring but had lost almost all of the
rufous on the face and cap. One adult Gull-billed Tern was s
