[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye (YES) @ Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens County...
This afternoon I did a vigil on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in an effort to establish the time that the *Barrow's Goldeneye*was returning to roost. After an hour and half of constantly scanning the West Pond, I finally picked up the Barrow's Goldeneye around 5:35 p.m. >From my field notes, the number of Goldeneyes seen on the pond from around 3:30 were 3 (all common) and it was only until around 4:30 p.m. that additional Goldeneyes began arriving to roost. Unlike Floyd Bennett, this time I was able to get some distance digiscope shots and video of the Barrow's for documentation purposes. Previous reports from many birders who had the Barrow's in the morning, indicate that the best window in the AM to see this bird may be from first light to around 7:30-40 a.m. Hopefully with a consistent evening pattern, folks who are trying for the bird have the evening option if the morning is too early for them. I will advise that a scope may be necessary to pick this bird out in low light and at a distance. Other notables on the West Pond included Northern Pintails and Canvasbacks. Additionally, near the north end of the refuge parking lot, there were at least 3 *American Woodcocks* peenting. Earlier before my Barrow's vigil, a peruse of Pumpkin Channel (on the bayside) from the West Pond trail, did not turn up the *Eared Grebe*. Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye (YES) @ Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens County...
This afternoon I did a vigil on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in an effort to establish the time that the *Barrow's Goldeneye*was returning to roost. After an hour and half of constantly scanning the West Pond, I finally picked up the Barrow's Goldeneye around 5:35 p.m. From my field notes, the number of Goldeneyes seen on the pond from around 3:30 were 3 (all common) and it was only until around 4:30 p.m. that additional Goldeneyes began arriving to roost. Unlike Floyd Bennett, this time I was able to get some distance digiscope shots and video of the Barrow's for documentation purposes. Previous reports from many birders who had the Barrow's in the morning, indicate that the best window in the AM to see this bird may be from first light to around 7:30-40 a.m. Hopefully with a consistent evening pattern, folks who are trying for the bird have the evening option if the morning is too early for them. I will advise that a scope may be necessary to pick this bird out in low light and at a distance. Other notables on the West Pond included Northern Pintails and Canvasbacks. Additionally, near the north end of the refuge parking lot, there were at least 3 *American Woodcocks* peenting. Earlier before my Barrow's vigil, a peruse of Pumpkin Channel (on the bayside) from the West Pond trail, did not turn up the *Eared Grebe*. Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
