[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay NY - Walkie Talkie with Don Riepe on Sat. 9/30/23

Westernmost of the marshy estuaries on Long Island’s south shore, Jamaica Bay ebbs and flows between Brooklyn, Queens, and Nassau County at the head of the bay. It’s an important area for an estimated 330 species of birds, over 100 fish species, 90 butterflies, 29 marine invertebrates, 14 rep

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Update

Salutations,The East Pond water level is looking very good and at the moment we are likely to meet our drawdown goals. However, I want to warn folks that we may not see the levels we did last season as it was drier. What does that mean you ask? Well, it means that you may not likely see the expansi

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Northend Valve digout kicked off…

Taking advantage of the good weather, I joined a team of NPS employees in digging out the valve on the Northend of the East Pond. This is one of many digouts that we will likely do this season. The water is extremely high and will take several months of draining; the good news is we are off to an e

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond Shorebird Updates…

Alas, my plans to up my Kings County list went awry as none of the shorebird rarities seen on the Brooklyn side of the West Pond was there today. And so I must remain patient. Shane Blodgett, came to mind today as I finally understood his persistence in waiting for a 2010 West Pond Black-bellie

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Report 7/26

Andrew, Huge THANK YOU to YOU for all of your efforts at the East Pond. You deserve enormous credit for keeping this issue front and center and for this year’s success. Heroic effort IMO. NPS deserves a lot of flack for the many shortcomings at JBWR. In particular THEY should be leading the

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Report 7/26

Salutations all, I am delighted to report that we are almost at our target mark for the East Pond water level. We will close the valve upon hitting the target but continue monitoring. NPS has received a lot of flack for a number of things related to the Refuge. Some legit, some just bollocks. T

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond BHGU, BOGU, WESA, LBDO, GBTE ++

Salutations all, By now most of you should be aware that the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is open for business. All the trails on the South and Northend are cleared and the pond water level is fantastic for this time of the year. All that work to begin draining early on has paid of

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife East Pond Update…

Salutations Everyone, Yesterday, I competed clearing out the overgrown areas at Calidrid Crossing on the East Pond, making enough room for visitors to navigate easily without worrying too much about brushing up on Poison Ivy. Still, please exercise caution when traversing that area. The trail

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond - update on preparing for the 2022 Shorebird Season…

Salutations, I trust everyone is doing well. I am pleased to share with you all, that a team consisting of NPS staff and myself executed an East Pond outflow valve digout on Monday. The goal was to follow up the success we had last year and that begins with an early start. There is a nice flow

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Hudsonian Godwits

3 Hudsonian Godwits continue now at the south end of the East Pond in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens. currently resting with Dunlin flock Adrian Burke NYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://ww

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond update post IDA…

In preparation for IDA, a team consisting of NPS staff and I, worked on the outflow valve yesterday AM. We cleared out built up silt and Ulva and got a good flow going. As expected, Ida did a number on us and the water level mark showed we jumped back up to 1.88 this AM when I checked just aro

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond update post Hurricane Henri rains…

Salutations: Worrying about the East Pond water level given the rains and also eager to see if any storm related birds were on the East Pond, I visited this AM. My fears were realized as I witnessed that all the open flats we had at the southend is now under several inches of water. I would wag

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Report August 9th 2021…

Following my full coverage of the pond on Saturday. Today, I decided that I would give it another crack with the hopes of less foot traffic. It worked out well enough to get a decent snapshot of the birds on and around the pond. In short, there seemed to be less shorebirds on the pond today than

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wilson’s Phalarope

There’s a Wilson’s Phalarope on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay, between Dead Man’s Cove and the small island in the North End. It flew once all the way to the north end and then returned to the original spot a few minutes later. Still there when I left at 3:30. Karlo Mirth -- NYSbirds-L List Info

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond summary and PSA…

Following my report earlier today of a Long-billed Dowitcher (LBDO) on the Southend. I found another 2 LBDOs as I covered the Pond from the south to the northend and back. Additional highlights included, 31 STILT SANDPIPERS, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. 23 KILLDEERS (including fl

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Update…

Salutations everyone: I just wanted to provide an update on the East Pond trails and water level. The Southend trail to access the Pond on the East side is all cleared up and all that remains is a widening of the path on the west side as you access the Pond. Please note, for those of you who

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level Update 2021

Salutations, I trust everyone is doing well. I have held off on posting any update until I felt that the water level on the East Pond was just about right on schedule. I am pleased and excited to share with you that the Water level on the East Pond is right on target. Perhaps, even better than

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond 10-5 & Breezy Point 10-6 Queens Co.

 East Pond 10-5: As shorebird season winds down, the duckage numbers have begun to increase substantially on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Greater Scaup and Northern Pintails are starting to increase from the one and twos from a week earlier. Blue-winged Teal numbers have dropp

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Report 9-14-20

Salutations: Shorebird numbers have dipped on the East Pond. Today, the peep numbers were definitely much lower than in previous visits. I could not pull out any Westerns from South to North but came across several large billed SESAs that presented a good study sample. As expected, the peep n

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay historical note

Jamaica Bay Historical note. On September10,1978, Al Wollin and I (Sy Schiff) birded Jamaica Bay. The water levels were perfect and flats were easily available for walking and viewing on both the East and West ponds. The flats were covered with shorebirds. A super grand total of 28 species of sh

RE: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond report 9-7-20

Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond report 9-7-20 -CAUTION: EXTERNAL EMAIL  Hi all, I spent a good 7+ hours on the East Pond yesterday and finally got in a full survey. The shorebird highlights included: Baird’s Sandpiper (reported by Corey Finger) and Wilson’s

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond report 9-7-20

 Hi all, I spent a good 7+ hours on the East Pond yesterday and finally got in a full survey. The shorebird highlights included: Baird’s Sandpiper (reported by Corey Finger) and Wilson’s Phalarope (reported by Karlo Mirth). The Baird’s was not seen again by me after it flushed near the Raunt

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond update...we have Shorebirds!

Never say Never! Yesterday and today I visited the East Pond to check on the water level. The good news is that some flats have begun opening up on the Southend. The water level is still way too high for this time of the year but with the opening up of some flats, there were shorebirds. A few

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Update...

 The RBA on Friday, mentioned a problem with the East Pond water level. It was an understatement. On Independence Day, Don Riepe and I visited the outflow on the bayside to check on the drainage and found that the valve was buried and hardly a trickle of water leaving the pond. It would have

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Legislation

Thanks all for sharing the info! I just called, filled in the website form, and a letter is going in the mail tomorrow. Here's the address in case anyone is interested - The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Power to the birders! Alic

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Legislation

FYI to all. You cannot email directly from that website. Go to the website at https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Legislation

Here is a sample letter I just wrote that copies heavily from the bill's sponsor for its content. I know it is much easier to copy and paste than to compose your own letter, so feel free to do so. I am writing to urge you to sign S.4165/A.5767 into law. This important bill would extend permanentl

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Legislation

 Dear All, I hope I would count on your support. I am writing on behalf of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers. We need folks to contact Governor Cuomo and urge him to pass the Jamaica Bay Bill which would protect the bay from the dumping of harmful contaminants into its deep sections. The bill is aw

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Update

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

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Godwits (NO)

 As to be expected (but there is always hope), the rain driven Hudsonian and single Marbled Godwits were a no show today on the East Pond. It also looks like the lone Hudsonian that had stayed around for a bit might have departed with yesterday’s flock. The 3 American Avocets continue up at t

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond 8-30

After a few weeks of being back in the area, I finally made it to the East Pond. Upon arriving at the South End, I was quite saddened to see that the water level was still high but decided to give the pond a crack. I managed to do a complete survey of the pond, spending just over 7 hours making

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East pond shore?

The latest update I had from NPS was that the pond level was still quite high. If there are any flats opening up, my guess is that it would be on the south end but not by much, given the water mark level that was shared with me. Quite a shame that the East Pond is not ready for the shorebird sea

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East pond shore?

Can someone let us know by tomorrow the level of water or rather the amount of shore available for shorebirds and locations (North and South) of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay NWR. We are interested in the Jamaica Bay shorebird festival on Saturday. Ajit I. Antony Get Outlook for Android

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay and Caspian Terns

I hadn't been to Jamaica Bay in the daytime since May. Despite not having current information on the East Pond water level, I figured it was time to go to JBWR - so long as I had a backup plan (like learning to identify goldenrods to species). And anyway, I could still check out the Odonata situati

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level 2019 & Nickerson sandpiper ID

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level 2019 & Nickerson sandpiper ID

: Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level 2019 & Nickerson sandpiper ID Andrew, Thanks once again for your updates on this important shorebird site and tactful dialogue with the refuge staff. My impression is that the East Pond has declined significantly over the years as a shore

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level 2019 & Nickerson sandpiper ID

Andrew, Thanks once again for your updates on this important shorebird site and tactful dialogue with the refuge staff. My impression is that the East Pond has declined significantly over the years as a shorebird feeding and roosting site. There could be many many reasons (assuming the data fits t

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level 2019

I trust everyone had a safe and enjoyable Independence Day. I wanted to share with anyone interested, an an update on the water level on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens Co. Unfortunately, the news is not good. The water is quite high. On the South End which is the where t

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Sat. June 22, 2019: Yellow- and Black-billed Cuckoos, White-eyed Vireo, Barn Owl

Jamaica Bay Saturday June 22, 2019 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Yellow- and Black-billed Cuckoos, White-eyed Vireo, Barn Owl Canada Goose - 2 family groups West Pond Trail, many on opposite shore Mute Swan - many Gadwall - flyover flock of 4 Mallard Mourning Dove

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay wildlife refuge ducks

4 redhead ducks in east pond. 3 males one female. Male wood duck at blind - John’s Pond. Large concentrations of Rudy ducks on east pond. Did not see barn owl in the box. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 14, 2019, at 3:17 PM, Joseph DiCostanzo wrote: > > Currently at feeders, Evodia Field >

[nysbirds-l] Revised: nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay - Sora - Yes

2 soras, one on southeast, one on southwest On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 7:31 AM Long Island Birding wrote: > Currently being seen with Robert Taylor at previously posted location. > Mike Z > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > Rul

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay - Sora - Yes

Currently being seen with Robert Taylor at previously posted location. Mike Z -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http:/

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival 2018 Recap - BirdCallsRadio

Birders et al, Thought many of you would be interested in my interview/recap of Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival 2018 https://bit.ly/2akUsxp Enjoy! Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Visit my website at https://kymrygroup.com/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm htt

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

This discussion prompted me to dig. I had a Black Swan at JBWR on 7/18/93. A write-in on the printed refuge checklist with notation, "escapee". Todd Olson, Greater NYC On Sep 6, 2018 8:32 AM, "Shaibal Mitra" wrote: Hi Jim and all, I have three records of Black Swan at Jamaica Bay: 13 Aug 20

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

Well, then, for what it’s worth: there’s a Black Swan on Oyster Pond, Montauk, Suffolk County -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm A

Re:[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

Hi Jim and all, I have three records of Black Swan at Jamaica Bay: 13 Aug 2000 29 Aug 2009 2 Oct 2009 If this is the same individual reappearing on the East Pond in late summer at nine-year intervals, one must wonder where such a large, conspicuous bird could be hiding in between. In any case,

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens Co. Godwits, Phalarope +

First, many thanks to all of you who continue to post to the list serve. I finally got out to the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge this afternoon and enjoyed some of the recent good birds. Both Godwit species continue along with the Wilson’s Phalarope. In addition, I also had a Long-bi

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

Hello Jim, As far as I know, the Black Swan has not been seen for quite a few years. 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　Qu

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

It’s likely that the Black Swan that inhabited the east pond has become too regular to report, but I wonder if anyone can say he’s seen it recently. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastB

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay.

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) started at the South end of the East Pond. There is a flat that you can walk out on. In the water, 25 + SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were feeding in the water close up. Mixed in and a bit on the periphery were 2 WESTERN SANDPIOPERS and 4 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. On the mu

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 9/1/18 - Marbled Godwit and Wilson's Phalarope

Highlights of the eleven shorebird species seen from the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay between 5 - 6 PM included: Marbled Godwit - at the south end, remained in the same spot for the whole hour. Thanks to the birder departing the East Pond who gave us the heads up. Wilson's Phalaro

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Notes...

I schelped the East Pond today a few hours before and after high tide covering from south to north and back. Highlights included: HUDSONIAN GODWIT (continuing) Juvenile Stilt Sandpiper (1) PURPLE MARTIN (2) White-rumped Sandpiper (17) all on the east side. I bet I could add a few more from t

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 12:43 PM Lloyd Spitalnik < ll...@lloydspitalnikphotos.com> wrote: > Looking Forward to seeing you all. > > 13th Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge > *Saturday, August 25, 2018, 7:30am-4:30pm* > *Shorebirds in Flight* > © Don Riepe > > During the past 4

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

Looking Forward to seeing you all. 13th Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge *Saturday, August 25, 2018, 7:30am-4:30pm* *Shorebirds in Flight* © Don Riepe During the past 40 years, over 40 species of shorebirds (including rare and accidental vagrants) have been recorded at Jam

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Field Notes

Overall the shorebird numbers were down on the East Pond today. Short-billed Dowitcher numbers were way down and the Stilt Sandpipers were down to 14. The few highlights included a flyover Whimbrel, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper and a Long-billed Dowitcher (LBDO) which I picked out on the North End of th

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay WR Tricolored Heron and Wilson's Phalarope, Queens County

We just reported https://twitter.com/BirdQueens/status/1023955949835505664 that a TRICOLORED HERON, found by Ilenne G, is being seen now from Bench 4 of the Jamaica Bay WR West Pond along with the continuing WILSON'S PHALAROPE -- both tweeted by Jean Shum, who suggests you will want to bring a sc

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wilson"s Phalarope continues West Pond

Relocated on West Pond @9:30 am. Southeast corner. Variety of Shorebirds with Whimbrel (latter flew into north marsh.) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeCo

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Field Report

A decent number of shorebirds on the pond today indicating new arrivals. The changes show a drop in the number of Short-billed Dowitchers but an uptick with the peeps with an estimated 1200 Semipalmated Sandpipers. 12 species of shorebirds, highlighted by 78 STILT SANDPIPERS and 3 Pectoral Sand

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge & Breezy Point Report

I did a complete hike of the East Pond this morning just at high tide. Overall, the numbers of shorebirds were low. My survey from the south to the north end of the pond and back recorded the following notables before the birds were scattered by two Peregrine Falcons. Short-billed Dowitcher (69

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, East Pond

Joe Giunta and I went to check out the North and South ends. The most common bird was SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER at both ends (~100). Peep were in lesser numbers, mostly SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS with a few LEAST mixed in. Most birds were at the south end where we added a SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 5 KILLDEER

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

All trails leading to the east pond of Jamaica Bay are in great shape (thanks to Andrew Baskh). It made for a very enjoyable morning of birding albeit hot. Stilted sandpipers and a solitary spotted sandpiper among the dowitchers and yellowlegs. May the birds be with you. Bob and Colleen Velt

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Shorebirds

I did an early AM schelp on the East Pond. Not a lot of changes overall in terms of arriving shorebirds. Although, I did note that overall numbers have increased slightly. I had a total of 579 Short-billed Dowitchers this AM. Additionally, the Stilt Sandpiper numbers I had was 13, up from the tw

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Trail Maintenance and Pond water level update.

I spent most of the afternoon on the East Pond doing some trail maintenance. My focus was on tweaking some areas already worked on and the area known as “Calidrid Crossing.” This section is usually overgrown with Poison Ivy and it was again - requiring careful cut back. It is now cleared and op

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (JBWR) East Pond Water Level Status for Shorebirding Season...

National Park Service (NPS) management and JBWR refuge staff have been keeping me updated on this year’s efforts and progress on an early East Pond drawdown. Today, I confirmed that the Pond is shaping up quite nicely by schelping up from the south end to the north. Note: this does not mean we h

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

Today on the Jamaica Bay West Pond: There was American Golden Plover, Black Bellied Plover, semipalmated Plover,Yellow Crowned Night Heron and many least Terns among other shorebirds. Please excuse my brevity. Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2018, at 11:58 AM, Ben Cacace wrote: > > A marke

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Tundra Swan

The Tundra Swan is still on Jamaica Bay's East Pond. It was visible looking north from the overlook (although it took some waiting until it lifted its head from its slumber). Yea, it's been around for a while. I finally tried today, having put off a Jamaica Bay trip until the West Pond opened up. T

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Report

Why not? I can't let go. Because summer can't let go. And that's the brand of birding that goes best with summer. Upon arriving on the East Pond, there were a Lesser and a Greater Yellowlegs in the southeast corner. As I made my way toward the Sandy created cove, a Ruddy Turnstone flew out of ther

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Islands, Oct 15 - Marbled Godwit

I did my first fall 2017 kayaking trip around Jamaica Bay Islands yesterday. Highlight was a Marbled Godwit on the East shore of Little Egg marsh. Last year I saw 1 to 3 individuals of this species around Little Egg March and the Ruffle Bar on every trip made in September/October/November so it

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

I joined Joe Giunta’s Brooklyn Botanical Garden birding group this morning. We birded the gardens, the West Pond to the breech and the Big Johns Pond trail. The weather was cloudy and overcast, but we avoided the rain. There was a smattering of Yellow-rumped Warblers throughout. The only

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond: Avocet, American Golden Plover (today)

Both present now. ... to be continued. On Oct 3, 2017, at 10:12 PM, Tyler Goldstein mailto:tylergoldstei...@gmail.com>> wrote: I walked from the north end and found the continuing Avocet as well as a juvenile Golden Plover. Tyler Goldstein Jericho, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basi

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond 10-6

It appeared all of the Fuestel's Shorebirds that would not land the day before (see Ken's post from 10-5 as to the probable reasons why) happened to drop in on the pond for me. In just over 4 hours on the East Pond yesterday, I managed 14 species of Shorebirds - better than some of my August sur

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay NWR East Pond Field Trip Report (Queens Co.)

Sue and I spent a pleasant morning birding the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge today. Highlights included continuing American Avocet, Caspian Tern, and Bald Eagle. Other species of note were American Golden Plover(2), Eurasian Wigeon(1) and American Pipit (5). The presence of the Bald

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond: Avocet, American Golden Plover (today)

I walked from the north end and found the continuing Avocet as well as a juvenile Golden Plover. Tyler Goldstein Jericho, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubs

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay pelican NO

The American White Pelican is not being seen on the East Pond-- at least not yet. The American Avocet continues, just south of Dead Man's Cove. An adult and a juvenile Caspian Tern were near the loading gulls. Doug Futuyma Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay West Pond, Little Gull?

just wondering if anyone has checked the west pond today for the reported 2nd winter Little Gull that was reported yesterday? thanks Tyler Goldstein Jericho, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://w

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay - East Pond Highlights

Birding from the south end to the north on a rising and falling tides. Less than 100 Shorebirds observed but the diversity was not too bad. Shorebird highlights include: AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (6) - possibly one or two more. They were all south of Dead Man's Cove, loafing among the Gull flock o

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay update -Hudsonian Godwit, Avocet not seen

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 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 22, 2017, at 1:02 PM, David Klauber mailto:davehawk...@msn.com>> wrote: The north end of the east pond

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay update -Hudsonian Godwit, Avocet not seen

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

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond, Queens County

Walking the East Pond on the tail end of high tide Tuesday morning was productive. There are still some shorebirds around and ducks are building. Highlights included: American Avocet Pectoral Sandpiper(2) White-rumped Sandpiper (11) Stilt Sandpiper(8) Dunlin There were hundreds of teal, the majo

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond 9/16

By all accounts, it wasn't a great shorebird season on the East Pond, with a lot of disappointing days. Part of that was due to the barrage of cold fronts, which cause shorebirds to move on. Now when I need a cold front to go hawk watching, I can't get it. So there I was back on the East Pond. I di

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond today

Five hours counting Jamaica Bay's East Pond for the Audubon Shorebird Blitz didn't yield huge variety or anything all that exciting, as it turns out, but did turn up 6 Stilt , 9 White-rumped, 1 Pectoral, and 1 Western Sandpiper. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWEL

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay NWR - Trucks blocking access to East Pond trail - Call NYC 311 complaint campaign

Jamaica Bay NWR - Trucks blocking access to East Pond trail - Call NYC 311 complaint campaign On Sunday, Queens County Bird Club held a field trip at Jamaica Bay NWR. We experienced difficulty in accessing East Pond via the southern entrance due to "Call A Head" trucks blocking access to the cle

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Shorebird Report 8-19

Following "puddle birding" in the Bronx at Orchard Beach. I birded the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, covering only the North End, on the afternoon rising tide. The highlights are as follows: American Oystercatcher (3) Black-bellied Plover (27) Semipalmated Plover (9) STILT SANDPIPE

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

Hi everyone, The countdown begins. A week from Saturday 8/26/17 we will hold the 12th annual Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival. It has always been a fun filled day and hope you all can attend. If you want to walk on the East Pond, please BRING BOOTS. There are a few places where the water might be ank

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond - Buff Breasted Sandpiper

A Buff Breasted Sandpiper is currently tly out from Dead Man's Cover between the island. The American Avocet is also still present south of Dead Man's Cover. Good luck! Sean Camillieri -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NY

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

Hi Everyone, Contrary to Sy Schiff's speculation that the shore bird festival might be cancelled, I can assure you that is going to take place on August 26th as scheduled. I took a walk on the north end of the East Pond this afternoon with Tom Burke and we had no problem walking up to "Dead Man's C

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to access the conditions in advance of several walks Joe is leading this weekend. The East Pond water level is HIGH, HIGH, HIGH. So high that the North end is inaccessible without very high boots and there is no edge. The entire

RE: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Shorebirds and East Pond update...

Very cool! From: bounce-121675089-11471...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-121675089-11471...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Elbin Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:35 AM To: Andrew Baksh Cc: nysbirds-l ; Nyc ebirds ; Charles Clarkson ; Debra Kriensky Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Shorebirds and East Pond update...

Hi Andrew and all, We just received notification from the Banding Lab and want to thank you for reporting your resighting of the Glossy Ibis 1116-50056 (also known as 049). In case others are curious: that bird was banded as a pre-fledged chick by our team (NYC Audubon) on 17 June 2010 on Canarsie

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Access update.

Just a few minutes ago, Don Riepe and I had a discussion on the fence situation at the southend of the East Pond. We concluded that there is no point in waiting and that visitors should access the Pond by walking around the fence, while NPS work out the issues. Please be mindful that Call Ahea

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Shorebirds and East Pond update...

I birded the East Pond for a few hours today testing access along the north end and getting in some shorebirding. An estimated 300 Shorebirds on the East Pond consisting of 8 species. The highlights included LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (1), STILT SANDPIPERS (21). All feeding comfortably just past "De

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond Southend Access - A call to action...

Good Evening Peeps, It seems not too long ago, I wrote to both list-serves asking for your assistance on the West Pond restoration efforts. Your responses were key in making that effort a success. I find myself writing to you again for your help. This evening, I had an interesting conversation

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

Update for folks interested. I spoke by phone with Pat Rafferty. Her feedback in summary was, NPS is aware of the issue and actively working on resolving the problem with the fence. I will keep the list serve updated with any news on that front as I receive them. As far as the water level. The

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

Thanks for the shout out Steve. Pat Rafferty and Jennifer Nersesian were also notified. Hopefully, we have some sort of resolution to this issue quickly. 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 inc

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

I stopped off at Jamaica Bay yesterday to check out the East Pond. Not trying to do Andrew's "job" (in fact, he already tipped me off), but I'll say that I went dragonflying (and I don't mind getting my feet wet). Currently, the water extends all the way to the reeds along of the southwest part of

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay NWR. White-winged Dove No +

A dozen or so birders where in various parts of the gardens when I arrived and no sightings of the dove were reported had been reported. I didn't spend much time looking for the bird myself, but during a 45 minute stationary count from the newly repaired section of West Pond trail a Gull-billed Ter

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay WR - Saturday June 10, 2017

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Saturday June 10, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, and many other observers West Pond Trail, Big John's Pond and East Pond from overlook. Canada Goose Mute Swan Gadwall - 2 pairs East Pond Mallard Greater Scaup - male Lesser Scaup - male Ruddy Duck - 2

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay - Least Bittern YES

The least bittern continues at JBay, heard with Arie Gilbert. Mike Z. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHI

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