Re: [nysbirds-l] Shorebird hot spots

2014-08-04 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Argh! Say it ain't so. I didn't know about this sad story, I had just assumed nobody went in there anymore. That place was fantastic. Hugh On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:09 AM, wrote: > One superb shorebird spot that disappeared in one day was Oak Beach > Marsh. This was technically-speaking a "sec

Re:[nysbirds-l] Shorebird hot spots

2014-08-04 Thread rop1
One superb shorebird spot that disappeared in one day was Oak Beach Marsh. This was technically-speaking a "seche," a very shallow pan of rainwater of maybe an acre in extent that gradually dried and was replenished only when it rained again (or perhaps in a very high tide). The bottom was