[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay WR Godwit-Yes
Jamaica Bay WR 2 Aug. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) met Ken Thomson and Steve D'Amato in the parking lot. They had just returned from a successful Gull sighting at Coney Island. We walked down the Big Johns Pond Trail to the edge of the East Pond where Ken picked out a sleeping bird on the far shore that turned out to be the lingering HUDSONIAN GODWIT. It took a while before the godwit stirred enough for all to see the bill and silhouette of the shorebird. One no longer needs a boat at the south end; instead it is now a quagmire. At the north end, a submarine is still in order. Waders or pack boots are a must. Shore birding is limited because of the lack of suitable habitat. There were about 400 shorebirds on the east pond and about 200 on the west pond. Nothing of note beyond the godwit. The East Pond outlet piping system has now been examined, but the depth of the inspection is not known. The results and action required have not yet been passed down. The short term requirement is to get the water flow initiated; the long term solution seems to be a new piping and valve system. Sy -- 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] Jamaica Bay WR Godwit-Yes
Jamaica Bay WR 2 Aug. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) met Ken Thomson and Steve D'Amato in the parking lot. They had just returned from a successful Gull sighting at Coney Island. We walked down the Big Johns Pond Trail to the edge of the East Pond where Ken picked out a sleeping bird on the far shore that turned out to be the lingering HUDSONIAN GODWIT. It took a while before the godwit stirred enough for all to see the bill and silhouette of the shorebird. One no longer needs a boat at the south end; instead it is now a quagmire. At the north end, a submarine is still in order. Waders or pack boots are a must. Shore birding is limited because of the lack of suitable habitat. There were about 400 shorebirds on the east pond and about 200 on the west pond. Nothing of note beyond the godwit. The East Pond outlet piping system has now been examined, but the depth of the inspection is not known. The results and action required have not yet been passed down. The short term requirement is to get the water flow initiated; the long term solution seems to be a new piping and valve system. Sy -- 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/ --
