A brief stop mid-day at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay yielded a nice
assortment of lingering waterfowl. All were viewed from the Big John's Pond
Overlook.
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal (over 40 along phrags on eastern shore)
Greater Scaup (female)
Northern Shoveler (6)
Gadwall
Ruddy Duck
A brief stop mid-day at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay yielded a nice
assortment of lingering waterfowl. All were viewed from the Big John's Pond
Overlook.
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal (over 40 along phrags on eastern shore)
Greater Scaup (female)
Northern Shoveler (6)
Gadwall
Ruddy Duck
Highlights on the east pond currently
2 White-rumped sandpiper
1 Western Sandpiper
2 Hudsonian Godwit
1 Marbled Godwit (flew out)
1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper
1 Sora
1 Long-billed Dow
I walked from the south end at first light and am currently on the North east
side.
Good birding,
Sean Sime
I spent a few hours on the remains of the West Pond trail closest to the
visitor's center birding the area for a while with Sean Sime and keeping
vigil on the cycling Ibis flock that were roving in and out of the marsh
near the Osprey platform before the breach.
As of 2:45 p.m. when I left, I had
I spent a few hours on the remains of the West Pond trail closest to the
visitor's center birding the area for a while with Sean Sime and keeping
vigil on the cycling Ibis flock that were roving in and out of the marsh
near the Osprey platform before the breach.
As of 2:45 p.m. when I left, I had
