[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Report 7-29-16

[Andrew Baksh]

The shorebird numbers continue to remain low for the moment on the East
Pond. Birding the rising and falling tide this afternoon was not terribly
productive. However, the sight of 7 STILT SANDPIPERS and my 1st juvenile
Lesser Yellowlegs of the season were enjoyable.

Short-billed Dowitchers were < 25; peeps ranged around 225 with the
majority being Semipalmated Sandpipers. Other birds of interest on the pond
included several juvenile Laughing, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls.
Double-crested Cormorants whose numbers had dropped over the past few weeks
were well represented this afternoon with over 100 birds sunning themselves
just opposite "Calidrid Crossing."

The recent rain has raised the water level on the pond. This is especially
evident on the north west end so there is no dried out mud flats there. The
south end remains the easiest area to access and bird. Please remember to
wear proper foot wear to bird the pond and remain cautious around soft
spots.

Cheers,

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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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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Report 7-29-16

[Andrew Baksh]

The shorebird numbers continue to remain low for the moment on the East
Pond. Birding the rising and falling tide this afternoon was not terribly
productive. However, the sight of 7 STILT SANDPIPERS and my 1st juvenile
Lesser Yellowlegs of the season were enjoyable.

Short-billed Dowitchers were < 25; peeps ranged around 225 with the
majority being Semipalmated Sandpipers. Other birds of interest on the pond
included several juvenile Laughing, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls.
Double-crested Cormorants whose numbers had dropped over the past few weeks
were well represented this afternoon with over 100 birds sunning themselves
just opposite "Calidrid Crossing."

The recent rain has raised the water level on the pond. This is especially
evident on the north west end so there is no dried out mud flats there. The
south end remains the easiest area to access and bird. Please remember to
wear proper foot wear to bird the pond and remain cautious around soft
spots.

Cheers,

-- 

"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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(= '.'=)

(") _ (")


Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 29 July 2016

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* July 29, 2016
* NYNY1607.29

- Birds Mentioned

BRIDLED TERN+
SANDWICH TERN+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Cory’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
LEACH’S STORM-PETREL
BROWN PELICAN
Whimbrel
MARBLED GODWIT
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Roseate Tern
Royal Tern
Acadian Flycatcher
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
BLUE GROSBEAK

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
nysarc44nybirdsorg

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, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 29, 2016
at 7:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are BRIDLED and SANDWICH TERNS, BROWN
PELICAN, AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER and LEACH’S STORM-PETREL, MARBLED GODWIT and
other shorebirds, BLUE GROSBEAK, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.

A fisherman working the eastern edge of the Ambrose Channel last Saturday
was surprised to see a SANDWICH TERN not far off Breezy Point, Queens.

Another fishing boat much farther out south of Shinnecock Inlet Sunday
encountered an AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER and an immature BRIDLED TERN as well as
a few GREAT and CORY’S SHEARWATERS, over 100 WILSON’S and 2 LEACH’S
STORM-PETRELS.

Last Monday afternoon 2 BROWN PELICANS were spotted in Shinnecock Bay east
of the Ponquogue Bridge but could not be relocated on subsequent days.

The previous Saturday a MARBLED GODWIT was seen flying west by the
Ponquogue Bridge and was later seen again that day off Dune Road in the
vicinity of Tiana Beach but has not been reported since.

Shore birding at Cupsogue County Park at the western end of Dune Road in
Westhampton Dunes produced single WHIMBREL and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER plus
a few ROYAL and ROSEATE TERNS last Sunday along with the more expected
assortment of birds.

Jones Beach West End has recently contributed PECTORAL and WESTERN
SANDPIPERS, and another PECTORAL was at Heckscher State Park today.  Also
note that there are a number of long-billed SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS present
in the area now.

At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge recent rains have added water to the East
Pond, and a moderate number of shorebirds there have included some STILT
SANDPIPERS.  An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was still singing there south of Big
John’s Pond last Saturday.

In Westchester County on Monday 2 CASPIAN TERNS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL were on the flats next to the Croton train station adjacent to Croton
Point Park.

A BLUE GROSBEAK was briefly seen at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn
Wednesday, and BLUE GROSBEAKS have also apparently bred successfully out in
Calverton in the fields by the former Grumman Airport near the intersection
of Grumman Blvd and Line Road.

A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was heard singing Tuesday morning near the Goethals
Bridge Pond on Staten Island.

To phone in reports, on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or
weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.

- End transcript

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 29 July 2016

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* July 29, 2016
* NYNY1607.29

- Birds Mentioned

BRIDLED TERN+
SANDWICH TERN+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Cory’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
LEACH’S STORM-PETREL
BROWN PELICAN
Whimbrel
MARBLED GODWIT
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Roseate Tern
Royal Tern
Acadian Flycatcher
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
BLUE GROSBEAK

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
nysarc44nybirdsorg

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, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 29, 2016
at 7:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are BRIDLED and SANDWICH TERNS, BROWN
PELICAN, AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER and LEACH’S STORM-PETREL, MARBLED GODWIT and
other shorebirds, BLUE GROSBEAK, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.

A fisherman working the eastern edge of the Ambrose Channel last Saturday
was surprised to see a SANDWICH TERN not far off Breezy Point, Queens.

Another fishing boat much farther out south of Shinnecock Inlet Sunday
encountered an AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER and an immature BRIDLED TERN as well as
a few GREAT and CORY’S SHEARWATERS, over 100 WILSON’S and 2 LEACH’S
STORM-PETRELS.

Last Monday afternoon 2 BROWN PELICANS were spotted in Shinnecock Bay east
of the Ponquogue Bridge but could not be relocated on subsequent days.

The previous Saturday a MARBLED GODWIT was seen flying west by the
Ponquogue Bridge and was later seen again that day off Dune Road in the
vicinity of Tiana Beach but has not been reported since.

Shore birding at Cupsogue County Park at the western end of Dune Road in
Westhampton Dunes produced single WHIMBREL and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER plus
a few ROYAL and ROSEATE TERNS last Sunday along with the more expected
assortment of birds.

Jones Beach West End has recently contributed PECTORAL and WESTERN
SANDPIPERS, and another PECTORAL was at Heckscher State Park today.  Also
note that there are a number of long-billed SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS present
in the area now.

At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge recent rains have added water to the East
Pond, and a moderate number of shorebirds there have included some STILT
SANDPIPERS.  An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was still singing there south of Big
John’s Pond last Saturday.

In Westchester County on Monday 2 CASPIAN TERNS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL were on the flats next to the Croton train station adjacent to Croton
Point Park.

A BLUE GROSBEAK was briefly seen at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn
Wednesday, and BLUE GROSBEAKS have also apparently bred successfully out in
Calverton in the fields by the former Grumman Airport near the intersection
of Grumman Blvd and Line Road.

A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was heard singing Tuesday morning near the Goethals
Bridge Pond on Staten Island.

To phone in reports, on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or
weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.

- End transcript

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