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

[Kathryn Heintz]

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 charge to maintain the East Pond.  They should be 
leading the charge to protect this special place, instead they need to be 
prodded constantly by you and Don and so many others who represent the members 
of organizations that care about and/or use this treasured space.  They should 
heed to calls to pro-actively protect the Refuge rather then avoid them or 
worse, resent them.

Kathryn

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 26, 2022, at 7:38 AM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
> 
> 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. Take a moment when 
> visiting, to let the Rangers at the Visitors Center know how happy you are 
> with the condition of the East Pond. While those you speak to may not have 
> been involved in the water level management, the message will get across and 
> reach the “proper” party.
> 
> Now that pond is attracting visitors from far and wide. I feel the need to 
> remind folks to please be mindful of your conduct. 
> 
> Voices carry and it adds to many of the variables that make birds jumpy. 
> Avoid excessive chatting while out there. 
> Don’t push the birds around to get photos. 
> If a photographer has position, wait or ask to if you could move; don’t 
> barrel past and flush the subject (s) as it takes patience and time to get 
> into position. The reverse applies when birders are in position before a 
> photographer gets on site.
> Remember to credit finders for your birds in your checklists, it’s a nice 
> thing to do.
> For those of you leading walks; be mindful of your party size.
> No littering 
> I could go on but you by now should get my drift. And now for the birds. I 
> will only mention highlights. The Hudsonian Godwit, Bonaparte’s Gull, 
> Black-headed Gull and White-faced Ibis (1 of 2) continue. The latter getting 
> harder to pick out as it is almost in full basic plumage and often times the 
> light makes it very tricky. Here is a Digiscoped image taken yesterday for 
> reference. 
> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1551725685416366081?s=21=48be0O8kkF6a6pkHEPWm-g
> 
> Gull-billed, Royal and Caspian Terns also continue but not consistent. Recent 
> uncommon sightings include Piping Plover and Whimbrel (flyby/flyover). We 
> will begin seeing the volume of birds drop off but the diversity will pick 
> up. An early Dunlin was observed yesterday and a flock of Sanderlings dropped 
> in for a bit.
> 
> Several Long-billed Dowitchers (LBDO) continue; I noted 4 yesterday. Please 
> be wary of Hendersoni subspecies of Short-billed Dowitcher as there are a few 
> in play and are often confused with LBDO. A couple of Western Sandpipers also 
> are in play but losing their color fast so a keen sorting of the peeps is 
> required. 
> 
> Adult and immature Peregrine Falcons have been straffing the pond so be 
> prepared for some frustrating moments. I fondly remembered the late Bobby 
> Kurtz yesterday as yelled at an immature Peregrine for its shenanigans 
> 
> The hose is setup near the visitors center to wash up after your visit. Try 
> and keep it in the shade as the metal piece on the nozzle will get very hot. 
> Lastly, please try and stay hydrated. The pond gets very, very hot. On days 
> when there is no breeze it could be very stifling.
> 
> Get out there and enjoy the East Pond and the birds. Not since Hurricane 
> Sandy has it looked this good.
> 
> Happy Shorebird Birding!
> 
> “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
> mind.” ~ Bob Marley
> 
> “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
> manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
> 
> "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
> 
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>> (") _ (") 
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
> 
> Andrew Baksh
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Report 7/26

[Kathryn Heintz]

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 charge to maintain the East Pond.  They should be 
leading the charge to protect this special place, instead they need to be 
prodded constantly by you and Don and so many others who represent the members 
of organizations that care about and/or use this treasured space.  They should 
heed to calls to pro-actively protect the Refuge rather then avoid them or 
worse, resent them.

Kathryn

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 26, 2022, at 7:38 AM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
> 
> 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. Take a moment when 
> visiting, to let the Rangers at the Visitors Center know how happy you are 
> with the condition of the East Pond. While those you speak to may not have 
> been involved in the water level management, the message will get across and 
> reach the “proper” party.
> 
> Now that pond is attracting visitors from far and wide. I feel the need to 
> remind folks to please be mindful of your conduct. 
> 
> Voices carry and it adds to many of the variables that make birds jumpy. 
> Avoid excessive chatting while out there. 
> Don’t push the birds around to get photos. 
> If a photographer has position, wait or ask to if you could move; don’t 
> barrel past and flush the subject (s) as it takes patience and time to get 
> into position. The reverse applies when birders are in position before a 
> photographer gets on site.
> Remember to credit finders for your birds in your checklists, it’s a nice 
> thing to do.
> For those of you leading walks; be mindful of your party size.
> No littering 
> I could go on but you by now should get my drift. And now for the birds. I 
> will only mention highlights. The Hudsonian Godwit, Bonaparte’s Gull, 
> Black-headed Gull and White-faced Ibis (1 of 2) continue. The latter getting 
> harder to pick out as it is almost in full basic plumage and often times the 
> light makes it very tricky. Here is a Digiscoped image taken yesterday for 
> reference. 
> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1551725685416366081?s=21=48be0O8kkF6a6pkHEPWm-g
> 
> Gull-billed, Royal and Caspian Terns also continue but not consistent. Recent 
> uncommon sightings include Piping Plover and Whimbrel (flyby/flyover). We 
> will begin seeing the volume of birds drop off but the diversity will pick 
> up. An early Dunlin was observed yesterday and a flock of Sanderlings dropped 
> in for a bit.
> 
> Several Long-billed Dowitchers (LBDO) continue; I noted 4 yesterday. Please 
> be wary of Hendersoni subspecies of Short-billed Dowitcher as there are a few 
> in play and are often confused with LBDO. A couple of Western Sandpipers also 
> are in play but losing their color fast so a keen sorting of the peeps is 
> required. 
> 
> Adult and immature Peregrine Falcons have been straffing the pond so be 
> prepared for some frustrating moments. I fondly remembered the late Bobby 
> Kurtz yesterday as yelled at an immature Peregrine for its shenanigans 
> 
> The hose is setup near the visitors center to wash up after your visit. Try 
> and keep it in the shade as the metal piece on the nozzle will get very hot. 
> Lastly, please try and stay hydrated. The pond gets very, very hot. On days 
> when there is no breeze it could be very stifling.
> 
> Get out there and enjoy the East Pond and the birds. Not since Hurricane 
> Sandy has it looked this good.
> 
> Happy Shorebird Birding!
> 
> “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
> mind.” ~ Bob Marley
> 
> “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
> manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
> 
> "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
> 
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>> (") _ (") 
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
> 
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Report 7/26

[Andrew Baksh]

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. Take a moment when visiting, to let 
the Rangers at the Visitors Center know how happy you are with the condition of 
the East Pond. While those you speak to may not have been involved in the water 
level management, the message will get across and reach the “proper” party.

Now that pond is attracting visitors from far and wide. I feel the need to 
remind folks to please be mindful of your conduct. 

Voices carry and it adds to many of the variables that make birds jumpy. Avoid 
excessive chatting while out there. 
Don’t push the birds around to get photos. 
If a photographer has position, wait or ask to if you could move; don’t barrel 
past and flush the subject (s) as it takes patience and time to get into 
position. The reverse applies when birders are in position before a 
photographer gets on site.
Remember to credit finders for your birds in your checklists, it’s a nice thing 
to do.
For those of you leading walks; be mindful of your party size.
No littering 
I could go on but you by now should get my drift. And now for the birds. I will 
only mention highlights. The Hudsonian Godwit, Bonaparte’s Gull, Black-headed 
Gull and White-faced Ibis (1 of 2) continue. The latter getting harder to pick 
out as it is almost in full basic plumage and often times the light makes it 
very tricky. Here is a Digiscoped image taken yesterday for reference. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1551725685416366081?s=21=48be0O8kkF6a6pkHEPWm-g

Gull-billed, Royal and Caspian Terns also continue but not consistent. Recent 
uncommon sightings include Piping Plover and Whimbrel (flyby/flyover). We will 
begin seeing the volume of birds drop off but the diversity will pick up. An 
early Dunlin was observed yesterday and a flock of Sanderlings dropped in for a 
bit.

Several Long-billed Dowitchers (LBDO) continue; I noted 4 yesterday. Please be 
wary of Hendersoni subspecies of Short-billed Dowitcher as there are a few in 
play and are often confused with LBDO. A couple of Western Sandpipers also are 
in play but losing their color fast so a keen sorting of the peeps is required. 

Adult and immature Peregrine Falcons have been straffing the pond so be 
prepared for some frustrating moments. I fondly remembered the late Bobby Kurtz 
yesterday as yelled at an immature Peregrine for its shenanigans 

The hose is setup near the visitors center to wash up after your visit. Try and 
keep it in the shade as the metal piece on the nozzle will get very hot. 
Lastly, please try and stay hydrated. The pond gets very, very hot. On days 
when there is no breeze it could be very stifling.

Get out there and enjoy the East Pond and the birds. Not since Hurricane Sandy 
has it looked this good.

Happy Shorebird Birding!

“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
mind.” ~ Bob Marley

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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. Take a moment when visiting, to let 
the Rangers at the Visitors Center know how happy you are with the condition of 
the East Pond. While those you speak to may not have been involved in the water 
level management, the message will get across and reach the “proper” party.

Now that pond is attracting visitors from far and wide. I feel the need to 
remind folks to please be mindful of your conduct. 

Voices carry and it adds to many of the variables that make birds jumpy. Avoid 
excessive chatting while out there. 
Don’t push the birds around to get photos. 
If a photographer has position, wait or ask to if you could move; don’t barrel 
past and flush the subject (s) as it takes patience and time to get into 
position. The reverse applies when birders are in position before a 
photographer gets on site.
Remember to credit finders for your birds in your checklists, it’s a nice thing 
to do.
For those of you leading walks; be mindful of your party size.
No littering 
I could go on but you by now should get my drift. And now for the birds. I will 
only mention highlights. The Hudsonian Godwit, Bonaparte’s Gull, Black-headed 
Gull and White-faced Ibis (1 of 2) continue. The latter getting harder to pick 
out as it is almost in full basic plumage and often times the light makes it 
very tricky. Here is a Digiscoped image taken yesterday for reference. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1551725685416366081?s=21=48be0O8kkF6a6pkHEPWm-g

Gull-billed, Royal and Caspian Terns also continue but not consistent. Recent 
uncommon sightings include Piping Plover and Whimbrel (flyby/flyover). We will 
begin seeing the volume of birds drop off but the diversity will pick up. An 
early Dunlin was observed yesterday and a flock of Sanderlings dropped in for a 
bit.

Several Long-billed Dowitchers (LBDO) continue; I noted 4 yesterday. Please be 
wary of Hendersoni subspecies of Short-billed Dowitcher as there are a few in 
play and are often confused with LBDO. A couple of Western Sandpipers also are 
in play but losing their color fast so a keen sorting of the peeps is required. 

Adult and immature Peregrine Falcons have been straffing the pond so be 
prepared for some frustrating moments. I fondly remembered the late Bobby Kurtz 
yesterday as yelled at an immature Peregrine for its shenanigans 

The hose is setup near the visitors center to wash up after your visit. Try and 
keep it in the shade as the metal piece on the nozzle will get very hot. 
Lastly, please try and stay hydrated. The pond gets very, very hot. On days 
when there is no breeze it could be very stifling.

Get out there and enjoy the East Pond and the birds. Not since Hurricane Sandy 
has it looked this good.

Happy Shorebird Birding!

“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
mind.” ~ Bob Marley

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 off. Please remember to continue 
to exercise caution as you make your way around the pond. To clean up after 
your pond visit, look for the hose near the visitor center.

And now, onto the birds. There were an estimated 5,000 shorebirds on the pond 
with the majority being Short-billed Dowitchers with Least Sandpipers also with 
very good numbers. The highlights are as follows.

Black-headed Gull (BHGO) - continuing 
Bonaparte’s Gull (BOGU) - continuing
Gull-billed Tern (GBTE) - continuing, I had 9 birds today all up by the 
Northend.
Long-billed Dowitcher (LBDO) - continuing + 1. I had one bird on 7/6 on the 
Northend and today I added another one.
Western Sandpiper (WESA) new for me today for the season. Sorting through the 
peeps with care, I noted 5 today. I managed several Digiscoped images of 
several, with a few already showing scapular moult.
White-faced Ibis (continuing) not seen by me but reported by Cesar Castillo and 
seen by others at the Northend.
Pectoral Sandpiper (continuing).
Stilt Sandpiper (continuing) - numbers are building. Note: they tend to get 
lost among the Dowitcher flocks.

Other notables include Purple Martins and Green-winged Teals.

Good East Pond Birding!

“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
mind.” ~ Bob Marley

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 off. Please remember to continue 
to exercise caution as you make your way around the pond. To clean up after 
your pond visit, look for the hose near the visitor center.

And now, onto the birds. There were an estimated 5,000 shorebirds on the pond 
with the majority being Short-billed Dowitchers with Least Sandpipers also with 
very good numbers. The highlights are as follows.

Black-headed Gull (BHGO) - continuing 
Bonaparte’s Gull (BOGU) - continuing
Gull-billed Tern (GBTE) - continuing, I had 9 birds today all up by the 
Northend.
Long-billed Dowitcher (LBDO) - continuing + 1. I had one bird on 7/6 on the 
Northend and today I added another one.
Western Sandpiper (WESA) new for me today for the season. Sorting through the 
peeps with care, I noted 5 today. I managed several Digiscoped images of 
several, with a few already showing scapular moult.
White-faced Ibis (continuing) not seen by me but reported by Cesar Castillo and 
seen by others at the Northend.
Pectoral Sandpiper (continuing).
Stilt Sandpiper (continuing) - numbers are building. Note: they tend to get 
lost among the Dowitcher flocks.

Other notables include Purple Martins and Green-winged Teals.

Good East Pond Birding!

“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
mind.” ~ Bob Marley

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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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> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 ongoing and I will be monitoring the outflow 
and keeping NPS updated on the drawdown progress.

Last year it took at least 6 dig outs to keep things at optimum and maybe we 
will have to do the same this year or maybe not. The good news is that we are 
off to an early start. In other good news, the superintendent Jennifer 
Nersesian shared with me that efforts to replace the outflow infrastructure on 
the East Pond continues to make progress and is now in the design stage.

I have no timeline on when sign off and construction will begin but I am hoping 
that we are in the final stages to finally seeing something implemented that 
would make it easier to manage the water level on the East Pond. Digging out 
that valve is back breaking work and it does not get easier with each season.

Once the water level allows it, I will be on the Pond clearing and preparing 
trails. Updates will be shared as I deem necessary.

Here is a link to the work effort on Monday that I tweeted out.

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1503500374136832007?s=21

Cheers,


“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
mind.” ~ Bob Marley

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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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> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 ongoing and I will be monitoring the outflow 
and keeping NPS updated on the drawdown progress.

Last year it took at least 6 dig outs to keep things at optimum and maybe we 
will have to do the same this year or maybe not. The good news is that we are 
off to an early start. In other good news, the superintendent Jennifer 
Nersesian shared with me that efforts to replace the outflow infrastructure on 
the East Pond continues to make progress and is now in the design stage.

I have no timeline on when sign off and construction will begin but I am hoping 
that we are in the final stages to finally seeing something implemented that 
would make it easier to manage the water level on the East Pond. Digging out 
that valve is back breaking work and it does not get easier with each season.

Once the water level allows it, I will be on the Pond clearing and preparing 
trails. Updates will be shared as I deem necessary.

Here is a link to the work effort on Monday that I tweeted out.

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1503500374136832007?s=21

Cheers,


“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
mind.” ~ Bob Marley

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 around low tide. This recent storm 
once again set us back but we are not throwing in the towel. By doing the work 
we did yesterday, we prevented a complete shut down of the outflow and the pond 
was draining at a good clip when I checked it earlier.

I will continue to monitor the water level and communicate with NPS when 
necessary. I will post, hopefully a positive update in a week or so. For now, 
please note that there is no shoreline and won’t be for a while.

Cheers,


“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 around low tide. This recent storm 
once again set us back but we are not throwing in the towel. By doing the work 
we did yesterday, we prevented a complete shut down of the outflow and the pond 
was draining at a good clip when I checked it earlier.

I will continue to monitor the water level and communicate with NPS when 
necessary. I will post, hopefully a positive update in a week or so. For now, 
please note that there is no shoreline and won’t be for a while.

Cheers,


“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond update post Hurricane Henri rains…

[Andrew Baksh]

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 wager at least 4-5 inches. One could 
only imagine what the Northend is like.

I immediately contacted NPS, requesting that they ensure that the outflow is 
operating at maximum capacity to get the water down as fast as possible. Given 
that we are smack in the midst of juvenile shorebirds migrating in numbers, 
this is critical. I will monitor the outflow and water level and post updates 
as I see progress.

I wanted to let folks know for those of you who might have been planning to 
visit the pond. 

I tweeted images out early today, which could be viewed here. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1429826680017899524?s=21

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond update post Hurricane Henri rains…

[Andrew Baksh]

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 wager at least 4-5 inches. One could 
only imagine what the Northend is like.

I immediately contacted NPS, requesting that they ensure that the outflow is 
operating at maximum capacity to get the water down as fast as possible. Given 
that we are smack in the midst of juvenile shorebirds migrating in numbers, 
this is critical. I will monitor the outflow and water level and post updates 
as I see progress.

I wanted to let folks know for those of you who might have been planning to 
visit the pond. 

I tweeted images out early today, which could be viewed here. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1429826680017899524?s=21

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond summary and PSA…

[Andrew Baksh]

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 fledglings), 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 
GULL-BILLED TERN, 3 PURPLE MARTINS, 1 ADULT BALD EAGLE and the continuing 
WHITE-FACED IBIS.

Both Yellowlegs continue with decent numbers. Least Sandpiper numbers are 
building and Semipalmated Sandpipers are trickling in. With the water level it 
is, we might get one of those seasons where the Dowitcher numbers build nicely. 
Today’s Short-billed Dowitcher number was 397 which saw a nice jump since my 
last visit.
 
The Duckage numbers seemed quite low but Blue-winged Teal and Ruddy Ducks are 
still around.

And now for a PSA: I am seeing a lot of new faces venturing out onto the East 
Pond. This is all great but I get the sense that many of these new visitors are 
not privy to some of the dodgy areas on the Pond. Today, through my scope I 
watched an older gentleman taking a spill near the Raunt. This, even though he 
was in close proximity to veteran users of the Pond. To the admins of the 
various messaging groups, please encourage your members to exercise caution 
when visiting the Pond. Do not wander around casually.

I also cannot emphasize enough. Knee High boots unless you are feeling brave or 
immune like Steve Walter. 

I have opened up more trails on the south end to allow visitors to avoid 
walking the edge of Schriber’s Slew. I’ll widen those trails sometime during 
the week as well as filling in some more of the holes at the Southend edge.

Good East Pond Birding!


“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond summary and PSA…

[Andrew Baksh]

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 fledglings), 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 
GULL-BILLED TERN, 3 PURPLE MARTINS, 1 ADULT BALD EAGLE and the continuing 
WHITE-FACED IBIS.

Both Yellowlegs continue with decent numbers. Least Sandpiper numbers are 
building and Semipalmated Sandpipers are trickling in. With the water level it 
is, we might get one of those seasons where the Dowitcher numbers build nicely. 
Today’s Short-billed Dowitcher number was 397 which saw a nice jump since my 
last visit.
 
The Duckage numbers seemed quite low but Blue-winged Teal and Ruddy Ducks are 
still around.

And now for a PSA: I am seeing a lot of new faces venturing out onto the East 
Pond. This is all great but I get the sense that many of these new visitors are 
not privy to some of the dodgy areas on the Pond. Today, through my scope I 
watched an older gentleman taking a spill near the Raunt. This, even though he 
was in close proximity to veteran users of the Pond. To the admins of the 
various messaging groups, please encourage your members to exercise caution 
when visiting the Pond. Do not wander around casually.

I also cannot emphasize enough. Knee High boots unless you are feeling brave or 
immune like Steve Walter. 

I have opened up more trails on the south end to allow visitors to avoid 
walking the edge of Schriber’s Slew. I’ll widen those trails sometime during 
the week as well as filling in some more of the holes at the Southend edge.

Good East Pond Birding!


“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level Update 2021

[Andrew Baksh]

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 some of the years when it 
was quite good on the pond.

This is a result of coordinated efforts by a bunch of us, including NPS staff 
along with Don Riepe and a few of his volunteers. We did the outflow valve 
digout in March and and subsequently monitored the outflow and water level. 
This led to clearing out any buildup when necessary.

We may do one more digout out due to the high tides pushing in silt and Ulva 
build up but our early work has clearly paid off.

I have discussed with NPS maintenance staff and trail clearing will also begin 
soon. This will include the Northend East side trail as it has not been 
maintained for a few seasons.

I’ll probably post an update one more time once we hit our water level target. 
Stay well everyone and be safe!

For anyone interested here are a few links to tweets from our March work. 

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1375489316026253316?s=21

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1375559246419537920?s=21

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1375560556048945155?s=21

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1376674603024723973?s=21

Cheers,

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level Update 2021

[Andrew Baksh]

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 some of the years when it 
was quite good on the pond.

This is a result of coordinated efforts by a bunch of us, including NPS staff 
along with Don Riepe and a few of his volunteers. We did the outflow valve 
digout in March and and subsequently monitored the outflow and water level. 
This led to clearing out any buildup when necessary.

We may do one more digout out due to the high tides pushing in silt and Ulva 
build up but our early work has clearly paid off.

I have discussed with NPS maintenance staff and trail clearing will also begin 
soon. This will include the Northend East side trail as it has not been 
maintained for a few seasons.

I’ll probably post an update one more time once we hit our water level target. 
Stay well everyone and be safe!

For anyone interested here are a few links to tweets from our March work. 

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1375489316026253316?s=21

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1375559246419537920?s=21

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1375560556048945155?s=21

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1376674603024723973?s=21

Cheers,

“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond 10-5 & Breezy Point 10-6 Queens Co.

[Andrew Baksh]


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 dropped and 
Green-winged Teal numbers have increased.

4 Brant and 1 Snow Goose was a sign that Geese are on the move. Canada Geese 
numbers are also showing an uptick. As I schelped up the pond from south to 
north I had a nice tally of Swamp Sparrows but no Sparrow surprises.

The shorebird highlights of my East Pond foray are as follows: White-rumped 
Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpipers (favoring the northend), Long-billed Dowitcher (1) 
(favoring the northend and called too), Pectoral Sandpipers, Dunlins, Greater 
and Lesser Yellowlegs and Spotted Sandpipers - one with a leg injury.

It seems that one of the juvenile Peregrine Falcons that were terrorizing the 
shorebirds have gotten better at hunting. I witnessed a Lesser Yellowlegs 
(LEYE) getting clipped which sadly made me adjust my LEYE totals.

Peeps are still in somewhat decent numbers this late on the pond. They tend to 
hug the Phragmites while feeding which is good strategy with Falco Peregrinus 
around.

NO SIGN of the American Avocet, which has not been reported for a few days. Any 
Western Sandpiper candidate should be scrutinized very carefully. I have not 
seen a Western Sandpiper on the pond since early September and the few photos 
sent to me recently by some for review were all long billed SESAs.

Breezy Point 10-6

A trip to Breezy Point was marred by off leashed dogs and heavy machinery at 
work on the beach.

The massive gathering of Tree Swallows observed on the beach a few weeks ago 
was non existent. Nevertheless, a few thousand were still around wheeling 
around and feeding on Bayberries.

Sanderlings in good numbers are still around. Within the flocks, I managed to 
pick out Red Knot and a few Semipalmated Sandpiers.

Gull numbers are down and I only managed 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (LBBG). 
This year has been a good one for LBBGs at Breezy.

Let’s hope for more good stuff showing up late on the pond and elsewhere. 
Shorebirding is not done until I have seen the last peep leave the pond 邏

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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond 10-5 & Breezy Point 10-6 Queens Co.

[Andrew Baksh]


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 dropped and 
Green-winged Teal numbers have increased.

4 Brant and 1 Snow Goose was a sign that Geese are on the move. Canada Geese 
numbers are also showing an uptick. As I schelped up the pond from south to 
north I had a nice tally of Swamp Sparrows but no Sparrow surprises.

The shorebird highlights of my East Pond foray are as follows: White-rumped 
Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpipers (favoring the northend), Long-billed Dowitcher (1) 
(favoring the northend and called too), Pectoral Sandpipers, Dunlins, Greater 
and Lesser Yellowlegs and Spotted Sandpipers - one with a leg injury.

It seems that one of the juvenile Peregrine Falcons that were terrorizing the 
shorebirds have gotten better at hunting. I witnessed a Lesser Yellowlegs 
(LEYE) getting clipped which sadly made me adjust my LEYE totals.

Peeps are still in somewhat decent numbers this late on the pond. They tend to 
hug the Phragmites while feeding which is good strategy with Falco Peregrinus 
around.

NO SIGN of the American Avocet, which has not been reported for a few days. Any 
Western Sandpiper candidate should be scrutinized very carefully. I have not 
seen a Western Sandpiper on the pond since early September and the few photos 
sent to me recently by some for review were all long billed SESAs.

Breezy Point 10-6

A trip to Breezy Point was marred by off leashed dogs and heavy machinery at 
work on the beach.

The massive gathering of Tree Swallows observed on the beach a few weeks ago 
was non existent. Nevertheless, a few thousand were still around wheeling 
around and feeding on Bayberries.

Sanderlings in good numbers are still around. Within the flocks, I managed to 
pick out Red Knot and a few Semipalmated Sandpiers.

Gull numbers are down and I only managed 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (LBBG). 
This year has been a good one for LBBGs at Breezy.

Let’s hope for more good stuff showing up late on the pond and elsewhere. 
Shorebirding is not done until I have seen the last peep leave the pond 邏

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 numbers were dominated by Semipalmated Sandpipers with a 
handful of Least Sandpipers.

Stilt Sandpipers were again favoring the Northend with a total of 11 counted. 
Lesser Yellowlegs continue in very good numbers, mostly juveniles, with most of 
them up North as well. I picked up my first juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper of 
the season, counting 3 in total; the other 2 were adults.

Duckage numbers have exploded on the pond with an incredible number of 
Blue-winged Teals (BWTE), Green-winged Teals and Northern Shovelers. For 
example, I counted just under a hundred BWTEs prior to the Raunt and did rough 
estimates for the rest of the schelp, ending up with nearly 300 in total. Many 
of the Blue-winged Teals were stacked up against the Phragmites on the west 
side of the pond with many Green-winged Teals, whose numbers have also 
increased.

Of the duck species, Northern Shovelers were the ones that saw a massive jump. 
I roughly estimated about 600 on the pond and I was being conservative.

Of the duckage, the highlight was a drake Eurasian Wigeon in eclipse plumage. 
Observed first in Sora corner on the south end and then again midway up the 
pond.

The two juvenile Peregrine Falcons continue to wreak havoc on the pond. Many of 
the shorebirds have adapted the strategy of retreating into the Phragmites but 
the Peregrines are unto to that and they team up to flush and pick off the ones 
that fall into the trap. 

They execute the plan as, one bird would make a sudden dive near where they 
suspect birds might have retreated. Those who held their nerve stayed but there 
are always a few that panic and take to the skies. That is where the other 
rascal comes in, swooping in for the kill. Thankfully they missed the few times 
I watched them.

One other item of note on the pond. I felt the water level was higher than it 
was last Monday. I did not think we had that much rain and I am wondering about 
back flow especially with the North winds yesterday. It’s something I will look 
into as I continue to push for a working solution to the drainage issues we 
have had with the East Pond.

I hope everyone stays safe and enjoying the fall birds as best as you can given 
the circumstances. Remember to check in on each other from time to time.

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 numbers were dominated by Semipalmated Sandpipers with a 
handful of Least Sandpipers.

Stilt Sandpipers were again favoring the Northend with a total of 11 counted. 
Lesser Yellowlegs continue in very good numbers, mostly juveniles, with most of 
them up North as well. I picked up my first juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper of 
the season, counting 3 in total; the other 2 were adults.

Duckage numbers have exploded on the pond with an incredible number of 
Blue-winged Teals (BWTE), Green-winged Teals and Northern Shovelers. For 
example, I counted just under a hundred BWTEs prior to the Raunt and did rough 
estimates for the rest of the schelp, ending up with nearly 300 in total. Many 
of the Blue-winged Teals were stacked up against the Phragmites on the west 
side of the pond with many Green-winged Teals, whose numbers have also 
increased.

Of the duck species, Northern Shovelers were the ones that saw a massive jump. 
I roughly estimated about 600 on the pond and I was being conservative.

Of the duckage, the highlight was a drake Eurasian Wigeon in eclipse plumage. 
Observed first in Sora corner on the south end and then again midway up the 
pond.

The two juvenile Peregrine Falcons continue to wreak havoc on the pond. Many of 
the shorebirds have adapted the strategy of retreating into the Phragmites but 
the Peregrines are unto to that and they team up to flush and pick off the ones 
that fall into the trap. 

They execute the plan as, one bird would make a sudden dive near where they 
suspect birds might have retreated. Those who held their nerve stayed but there 
are always a few that panic and take to the skies. That is where the other 
rascal comes in, swooping in for the kill. Thankfully they missed the few times 
I watched them.

One other item of note on the pond. I felt the water level was higher than it 
was last Monday. I did not think we had that much rain and I am wondering about 
back flow especially with the North winds yesterday. It’s something I will look 
into as I continue to push for a working solution to the drainage issues we 
have had with the East Pond.

I hope everyone stays safe and enjoying the fall birds as best as you can given 
the circumstances. Remember to check in on each other from time to time.

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

[Andrew Baksh]


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 the north end and 4 Long-billed 
Dowitchers were seen up that end as well.

Other shorebirds included, 2 Semipalmated Plovers, 4 Least Sandpipers, 1 
Semipalmated Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 
White-rumped Sandpipers, 9 Greater Yellowlegs and 8 Lesser Yellowlegs.

Duck numbers continue to build with Ruddy Ducks and American Wigeons seeing the 
largest increase. Greater Scaup have arrived as well.  Other notables were the 
4 Glossy Ibis that were still near the Southend.

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

[Andrew Baksh]


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 the north end and 4 Long-billed 
Dowitchers were seen up that end as well.

Other shorebirds included, 2 Semipalmated Plovers, 4 Least Sandpipers, 1 
Semipalmated Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 
White-rumped Sandpipers, 9 Greater Yellowlegs and 8 Lesser Yellowlegs.

Duck numbers continue to build with Ruddy Ducks and American Wigeons seeing the 
largest increase. Greater Scaup have arrived as well.  Other notables were the 
4 Glossy Ibis that were still near the Southend.

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 season.




"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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> On Aug 15, 2019, at 8:20 PM, Ajit Antony  wrote:
> 
> 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
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East pond shore?

[Andrew Baksh]

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 season.




"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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> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Aug 15, 2019, at 8:20 PM, Ajit Antony  wrote:
> 
> 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
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East pond shore?

[Ajit Antony]

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.


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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East pond shore?

[Ajit Antony]

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.


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

[Andrew Baksh]

Thank you to those who have shown an interest and offered suggestions and 
support for the East Pond management.

Angus, your thoughts echo some of what I had submitted in my comments on the 
GNRA General Management Plan a few years ago. As I suggested  before, it may be 
time to have that discussion with NPS for a comprehensive plan to address the 
drainage issues and also to review the health of the Pond.

I recall a few seasons ago NPS Biologist George Frame and someone (his name I 
noted in one of my field notebooks) were doing some mud sampling of the Pond. I 
had asked to be included in the findings but do not recall ever receiving any 
reports.

Last night, I sent off an e-mail to George asking for the data and l have also 
reached out to other NPS sources for assistance.

Bob, there is no doubt that the shorebirds are not sticking to the Pond as 
before. Whether it is due to the health of the Pond or that better feeding 
areas have become available is anyone’s guess at this point.

I will share whatever I learn with the community as information becomes 
available and continue to do what I can in getting some much needed attention 
for a long term solution. It is no longer acceptable to scramble every season 
to get the water level right. Whatever the drainage problems are we need a fix 
not a patch.

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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www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jul 8, 2019, at 8:00 AM, Grover, Bob  wrote:
> 
> Having worked as a wetland delineator for the past four-plus decades, 
> slogging through mud has become too much more like work than recreation, so I 
> have largely stopped going to the East Pond, However, on my past few visits I 
> have seen green paint-colored water in the pond, and the likely culprit is 
> the cyanobacterium Microcystis, which is highly toxic, at least to mammals.  
> Unfortunately, it has become prevalent during warm weather in fresh and 
> brackish water bodies throughout Long Island and beyond.  Could the 
> shorebirds be favoring the cleaner tidal waters and mudflats of the adjacent 
> bay instead of the pond?
> Bob Grover
>  
> 
> Bob Grover
> d +1 (631) 761-7369 | c +1 (516) 318-8536
> An Equal Opportunity Employer
>  
> From: bounce-123728941-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
>  On Behalf Of Angus Wilson
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2019 11:51 AM
> To: nysbirds-l 
> Subject: 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 this personal 
> impression) but I wonder if the pond doesn't need a more extensive spring 
> clean so to speak? Maintaining this type of habitat (often called scapes) is 
> a fairly advanced science involving periodic draining, freshwater flushing 
> and remodeling. Shorebird focused refuges often construct multiple 
> impoundments to allow some to be kept flooded whilst others are drained and 
> then refilled. Similarly, isolated roost islands or shingle bars need to be 
> maintained so that birds can sit out the high tide undisturbed. The Raunt, 
> for example, has crumbled away and is now barely separated from the eastern 
> margin. It used to be the most important site on the pond. Drawing down the 
> water level on schedule is one thing but maybe more needed? I appreciate the 
> Park Service and the refuge are under tight fiscal constraints but maybe 
> birders can help through fundraising, donations of materials or if necessary, 
> with manual labor.  Has anyone sampled invertebrates in the surface mud to 
> monitor productivity? 
>  
> 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 the first bit of mudflats would begin to show, the 
> water is right up to the phragmites on the edge of the trail before you turn 
> right to access the last bit heading towards the pond.
> Based on my record keeping of water level and dates, we are once again behind 
> on s

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

[Andrew Baksh]

Thank you to those who have shown an interest and offered suggestions and 
support for the East Pond management.

Angus, your thoughts echo some of what I had submitted in my comments on the 
GNRA General Management Plan a few years ago. As I suggested  before, it may be 
time to have that discussion with NPS for a comprehensive plan to address the 
drainage issues and also to review the health of the Pond.

I recall a few seasons ago NPS Biologist George Frame and someone (his name I 
noted in one of my field notebooks) were doing some mud sampling of the Pond. I 
had asked to be included in the findings but do not recall ever receiving any 
reports.

Last night, I sent off an e-mail to George asking for the data and l have also 
reached out to other NPS sources for assistance.

Bob, there is no doubt that the shorebirds are not sticking to the Pond as 
before. Whether it is due to the health of the Pond or that better feeding 
areas have become available is anyone’s guess at this point.

I will share whatever I learn with the community as information becomes 
available and continue to do what I can in getting some much needed attention 
for a long term solution. It is no longer acceptable to scramble every season 
to get the water level right. Whatever the drainage problems are we need a fix 
not a patch.

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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jul 8, 2019, at 8:00 AM, Grover, Bob  wrote:
> 
> Having worked as a wetland delineator for the past four-plus decades, 
> slogging through mud has become too much more like work than recreation, so I 
> have largely stopped going to the East Pond, However, on my past few visits I 
> have seen green paint-colored water in the pond, and the likely culprit is 
> the cyanobacterium Microcystis, which is highly toxic, at least to mammals.  
> Unfortunately, it has become prevalent during warm weather in fresh and 
> brackish water bodies throughout Long Island and beyond.  Could the 
> shorebirds be favoring the cleaner tidal waters and mudflats of the adjacent 
> bay instead of the pond?
> Bob Grover
>  
> 
> Bob Grover
> d +1 (631) 761-7369 | c +1 (516) 318-8536
> An Equal Opportunity Employer
>  
> From: bounce-123728941-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
>  On Behalf Of Angus Wilson
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2019 11:51 AM
> To: nysbirds-l 
> Subject: 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 this personal 
> impression) but I wonder if the pond doesn't need a more extensive spring 
> clean so to speak? Maintaining this type of habitat (often called scapes) is 
> a fairly advanced science involving periodic draining, freshwater flushing 
> and remodeling. Shorebird focused refuges often construct multiple 
> impoundments to allow some to be kept flooded whilst others are drained and 
> then refilled. Similarly, isolated roost islands or shingle bars need to be 
> maintained so that birds can sit out the high tide undisturbed. The Raunt, 
> for example, has crumbled away and is now barely separated from the eastern 
> margin. It used to be the most important site on the pond. Drawing down the 
> water level on schedule is one thing but maybe more needed? I appreciate the 
> Park Service and the refuge are under tight fiscal constraints but maybe 
> birders can help through fundraising, donations of materials or if necessary, 
> with manual labor.  Has anyone sampled invertebrates in the surface mud to 
> monitor productivity? 
>  
> 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 the first bit of mudflats would begin to show, the 
> water is right up to the phragmites on the edge of the trail before you turn 
> right to access the last bit heading towards the pond.
> Based on my record keeping of water level and dates, we are once again behind 
> on s

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

[Grover, Bob]

Having worked as a wetland delineator for the past four-plus decades, slogging 
through mud has become too much more like work than recreation, so I have 
largely stopped going to the East Pond, However, on my past few visits I have 
seen green paint-colored water in the pond, and the likely culprit is the 
cyanobacterium Microcystis, which is highly toxic, at least to mammals.  
Unfortunately, it has become prevalent during warm weather in fresh and 
brackish water bodies throughout Long Island and beyond.  Could the shorebirds 
be favoring the cleaner tidal waters and mudflats of the adjacent bay instead 
of the pond?
Bob Grover

[cid:image001.png@01D53563.96974C70]
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From: bounce-123728941-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Angus Wilson
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2019 11:51 AM
To: nysbirds-l 
Subject: 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 this personal 
impression) but I wonder if the pond doesn't need a more extensive spring clean 
so to speak? Maintaining this type of habitat (often called scapes) is a fairly 
advanced science involving periodic draining, freshwater flushing and 
remodeling. Shorebird focused refuges often construct multiple impoundments to 
allow some to be kept flooded whilst others are drained and then refilled. 
Similarly, isolated roost islands or shingle bars need to be maintained so that 
birds can sit out the high tide undisturbed. The Raunt, for example, has 
crumbled away and is now barely separated from the eastern margin. It used to 
be the most important site on the pond. Drawing down the water level on 
schedule is one thing but maybe more needed? I appreciate the Park Service and 
the refuge are under tight fiscal constraints but maybe birders can help 
through fundraising, donations of materials or if necessary, with manual labor. 
 Has anyone sampled invertebrates in the surface mud to monitor productivity?

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 the first bit of mudflats would begin to show, the water is 
right up to the phragmites on the edge of the trail before you turn right to 
access the last bit heading towards the pond.
Based on my record keeping of water level and dates, we are once again behind 
on schedule. I do not see any kind of flats opening up until August.
No doubt, the weather has not helped with the excessive rainfall but I have a 
hard time reconciling why we seem to have a repeat of the same situation - it 
seems year after year.

Changing subject slightly, I'm puzzled about the BAIRD's SANDPIPER reported 
from Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) yesterday. The few photos I've seen are 
marginal (seemingly distant and partly obscured by grasses) but are suggestive 
of an adult alternate plumaged Baird's/White-rumped Sandpiper. However, the 
descriptions in several eBird checklists are either inconclusive or strongly 
suggestive of White-rumped Sandpiper. I don't think leg color is useful (both 
should be blackish) and at least two reports mention a white-rump, which of 
course is damning for Baird's! Not sure anyone commented on the color of the 
lower mandible at the base. Did the dryish habitat play a part in the ID?

Was wondering if there are better photos or if observers have changed their 
minds after reviewing online photos and other reference materials?

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

[Grover, Bob]

Having worked as a wetland delineator for the past four-plus decades, slogging 
through mud has become too much more like work than recreation, so I have 
largely stopped going to the East Pond, However, on my past few visits I have 
seen green paint-colored water in the pond, and the likely culprit is the 
cyanobacterium Microcystis, which is highly toxic, at least to mammals.  
Unfortunately, it has become prevalent during warm weather in fresh and 
brackish water bodies throughout Long Island and beyond.  Could the shorebirds 
be favoring the cleaner tidal waters and mudflats of the adjacent bay instead 
of the pond?
Bob Grover

[cid:image001.png@01D53563.96974C70]
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From: bounce-123728941-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Angus Wilson
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2019 11:51 AM
To: nysbirds-l 
Subject: 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 this personal 
impression) but I wonder if the pond doesn't need a more extensive spring clean 
so to speak? Maintaining this type of habitat (often called scapes) is a fairly 
advanced science involving periodic draining, freshwater flushing and 
remodeling. Shorebird focused refuges often construct multiple impoundments to 
allow some to be kept flooded whilst others are drained and then refilled. 
Similarly, isolated roost islands or shingle bars need to be maintained so that 
birds can sit out the high tide undisturbed. The Raunt, for example, has 
crumbled away and is now barely separated from the eastern margin. It used to 
be the most important site on the pond. Drawing down the water level on 
schedule is one thing but maybe more needed? I appreciate the Park Service and 
the refuge are under tight fiscal constraints but maybe birders can help 
through fundraising, donations of materials or if necessary, with manual labor. 
 Has anyone sampled invertebrates in the surface mud to monitor productivity?

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 the first bit of mudflats would begin to show, the water is 
right up to the phragmites on the edge of the trail before you turn right to 
access the last bit heading towards the pond.
Based on my record keeping of water level and dates, we are once again behind 
on schedule. I do not see any kind of flats opening up until August.
No doubt, the weather has not helped with the excessive rainfall but I have a 
hard time reconciling why we seem to have a repeat of the same situation - it 
seems year after year.

Changing subject slightly, I'm puzzled about the BAIRD's SANDPIPER reported 
from Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) yesterday. The few photos I've seen are 
marginal (seemingly distant and partly obscured by grasses) but are suggestive 
of an adult alternate plumaged Baird's/White-rumped Sandpiper. However, the 
descriptions in several eBird checklists are either inconclusive or strongly 
suggestive of White-rumped Sandpiper. I don't think leg color is useful (both 
should be blackish) and at least two reports mention a white-rump, which of 
course is damning for Baird's! Not sure anyone commented on the color of the 
lower mandible at the base. Did the dryish habitat play a part in the ID?

Was wondering if there are better photos or if observers have changed their 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Water Level 2019 & Nickerson sandpiper ID

[Angus Wilson]

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
this personal impression) but I wonder if the pond doesn't need a more
extensive spring clean so to speak? Maintaining this type of habitat (often
called scapes) is a fairly advanced science involving periodic draining,
freshwater flushing and remodeling. Shorebird focused refuges often
construct multiple impoundments to allow some to be kept flooded whilst
others are drained and then refilled. Similarly, isolated roost islands or
shingle bars need to be maintained so that birds can sit out the high tide
undisturbed. The Raunt, for example, has crumbled away and is now barely
separated from the eastern margin. It used to be the most important site on
the pond. Drawing down the water level on schedule is one thing but maybe
more needed? I appreciate the Park Service and the refuge are under tight
fiscal constraints but maybe birders can help through fundraising,
donations of materials or if necessary, with manual labor.  Has anyone
sampled invertebrates in the surface mud to monitor productivity?


> 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 the first bit of mudflats would begin to show, the
> water is right up to the phragmites on the edge of the trail before you
> turn right to access the last bit heading towards the pond.
> Based on my record keeping of water level and dates, we are once again
> behind on schedule. I do not see any kind of flats opening up until August.
> No doubt, the weather has not helped with the excessive rainfall but I
> have a hard time reconciling why we seem to have a repeat of the same
> situation - it seems year after year.
>

Changing subject slightly, I'm puzzled about the BAIRD's SANDPIPER reported
from Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) yesterday. The few photos I've seen are
marginal (seemingly distant and partly obscured by grasses) but are
suggestive of an adult alternate plumaged Baird's/White-rumped Sandpiper.
However, the descriptions in several eBird checklists are either
inconclusive or strongly suggestive of White-rumped Sandpiper. I don't
think leg color is useful (both should be blackish) and at least two
reports mention a white-rump, which of course is damning for Baird's! Not
sure anyone commented on the color of the lower mandible at the base. Did
the dryish habitat play a part in the ID?

Was wondering if there are better photos or if observers have changed their
minds after reviewing online photos and other reference materials?

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

[Angus Wilson]

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
this personal impression) but I wonder if the pond doesn't need a more
extensive spring clean so to speak? Maintaining this type of habitat (often
called scapes) is a fairly advanced science involving periodic draining,
freshwater flushing and remodeling. Shorebird focused refuges often
construct multiple impoundments to allow some to be kept flooded whilst
others are drained and then refilled. Similarly, isolated roost islands or
shingle bars need to be maintained so that birds can sit out the high tide
undisturbed. The Raunt, for example, has crumbled away and is now barely
separated from the eastern margin. It used to be the most important site on
the pond. Drawing down the water level on schedule is one thing but maybe
more needed? I appreciate the Park Service and the refuge are under tight
fiscal constraints but maybe birders can help through fundraising,
donations of materials or if necessary, with manual labor.  Has anyone
sampled invertebrates in the surface mud to monitor productivity?


> 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 the first bit of mudflats would begin to show, the
> water is right up to the phragmites on the edge of the trail before you
> turn right to access the last bit heading towards the pond.
> Based on my record keeping of water level and dates, we are once again
> behind on schedule. I do not see any kind of flats opening up until August.
> No doubt, the weather has not helped with the excessive rainfall but I
> have a hard time reconciling why we seem to have a repeat of the same
> situation - it seems year after year.
>

Changing subject slightly, I'm puzzled about the BAIRD's SANDPIPER reported
from Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) yesterday. The few photos I've seen are
marginal (seemingly distant and partly obscured by grasses) but are
suggestive of an adult alternate plumaged Baird's/White-rumped Sandpiper.
However, the descriptions in several eBird checklists are either
inconclusive or strongly suggestive of White-rumped Sandpiper. I don't
think leg color is useful (both should be blackish) and at least two
reports mention a white-rump, which of course is damning for Baird's! Not
sure anyone commented on the color of the lower mandible at the base. Did
the dryish habitat play a part in the ID?

Was wondering if there are better photos or if observers have changed their
minds after reviewing online photos and other reference materials?

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 the first bit of mudflats would begin to show, the water is 
right up to the phragmites on the edge of the trail before you turn right to 
access the last bit heading towards the pond.

Based on my record keeping of water level and dates, we are once again behind 
on schedule. I do not see any kind of flats opening up until August.

No doubt, the weather has not helped with the excessive rainfall but I have a 
hard time reconciling why we seem to have a repeat of the same situation - it 
seems year after year.

It just so happened that on my way to the pond, I ran into the refuge manager, 
Rick Jenkins. Apparently, he was also checking on the trail conditions and 
water level. You should also know that the trails are not cleared and according 
to Rick, it probably is because  they are muddy and maintenance would be unable 
to get their machines in there to cut. I have urged the trails to be cleared as 
well as the boot washing station to be setup even if the situation on the pond 
is dismal.

Those of us who have worked with NPS over the years with regards to the pond 
drainage know that we have an aging outflow that has reportedly incurred some 
sort of collapsing.

That, coupled with the usual build up of silt over the winter with tides 
require a constant monitoring of the outflow and clearing of the drainage both 
on the bayside and on the pond. Rick assured me that they have been draining 
the pond since March. I did not ask for monthly statistics on the progress of 
the drainage since then but there is no doubt that there is work to be done. 
Rick is going to work with maintenance to see what if anything can be done to 
speed up the drainage.

With all that said, I think it is time to call on NPS for a comprehensive plan 
to address the issue with drainage on the East Pond. We have talked about this 
in the past see my blog post from 2011 
https://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2011/08/tough-shorebirding-season-at-jamaica.html?m=1

But we have yet to really put the pressure on NPS for a “proper” solution. It 
might just be time to get that comprehensive plan in writing from them.

Keeping the faith as alway!

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 the first bit of mudflats would begin to show, the water is 
right up to the phragmites on the edge of the trail before you turn right to 
access the last bit heading towards the pond.

Based on my record keeping of water level and dates, we are once again behind 
on schedule. I do not see any kind of flats opening up until August.

No doubt, the weather has not helped with the excessive rainfall but I have a 
hard time reconciling why we seem to have a repeat of the same situation - it 
seems year after year.

It just so happened that on my way to the pond, I ran into the refuge manager, 
Rick Jenkins. Apparently, he was also checking on the trail conditions and 
water level. You should also know that the trails are not cleared and according 
to Rick, it probably is because  they are muddy and maintenance would be unable 
to get their machines in there to cut. I have urged the trails to be cleared as 
well as the boot washing station to be setup even if the situation on the pond 
is dismal.

Those of us who have worked with NPS over the years with regards to the pond 
drainage know that we have an aging outflow that has reportedly incurred some 
sort of collapsing.

That, coupled with the usual build up of silt over the winter with tides 
require a constant monitoring of the outflow and clearing of the drainage both 
on the bayside and on the pond. Rick assured me that they have been draining 
the pond since March. I did not ask for monthly statistics on the progress of 
the drainage since then but there is no doubt that there is work to be done. 
Rick is going to work with maintenance to see what if anything can be done to 
speed up the drainage.

With all that said, I think it is time to call on NPS for a comprehensive plan 
to address the issue with drainage on the East Pond. We have talked about this 
in the past see my blog post from 2011 
https://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2011/08/tough-shorebirding-season-at-jamaica.html?m=1

But we have yet to really put the pressure on NPS for a “proper” solution. It 
might just be time to get that comprehensive plan in writing from them.

Keeping the faith as alway!

"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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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

[Colleen Veltri]

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. 

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

[Colleen Veltri]

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. 

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 open for 
business. For those of you not familiar with the nomenclature for various areas 
of the East Pond, here is a map edited post Hurricane Sandy. 
https://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2016/06/jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge-east-pond.html?m=1

The pond water level is right on target and I schelped up to the north end with 
no issues. However, please note, there are the usual soft spots and you must 
take note of the Muskrat Channels as they are deeper and softer in those 
locations. Remember, knee high boots and caution always!

As far as birds. 7 species of shorebirds - all the expected species. 2 
Bonaparte Gulls continue (observed on June 20th) and I had one drake 
Green-winged Teal among the duckage.

22 American Oystercatchers seemed a bit high with 2 of them banded. 1 banded 
Glossy Ibis, which I believe I also saw on the 20th of June.

Lastly, I have asked NPS to setup the boot washing station so that should be 
online soon. When you visit the refuge. Please take a moment to thank the 
staff. I have not been this pleased with the efforts at the refuge in a very 
long time.

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 open for 
business. For those of you not familiar with the nomenclature for various areas 
of the East Pond, here is a map edited post Hurricane Sandy. 
https://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2016/06/jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge-east-pond.html?m=1

The pond water level is right on target and I schelped up to the north end with 
no issues. However, please note, there are the usual soft spots and you must 
take note of the Muskrat Channels as they are deeper and softer in those 
locations. Remember, knee high boots and caution always!

As far as birds. 7 species of shorebirds - all the expected species. 2 
Bonaparte Gulls continue (observed on June 20th) and I had one drake 
Green-winged Teal among the duckage.

22 American Oystercatchers seemed a bit high with 2 of them banded. 1 banded 
Glossy Ibis, which I believe I also saw on the 20th of June.

Lastly, I have asked NPS to setup the boot washing station so that should be 
online soon. When you visit the refuge. Please take a moment to thank the 
staff. I have not been this pleased with the efforts at the refuge in a very 
long time.

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

[Jonathan Perez]

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.


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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

[Jonathan Perez]

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.


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

[matt klein]

Both present now.

... to be continued.

On Oct 3, 2017, at 10:12 PM, Tyler Goldstein 
> wrote:

I walked from the north end and found the continuing Avocet as well as a 
juvenile Golden Plover.

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

[matt klein]

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.

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 surveys.

The highlights were: American Avocet (continuing), Hudsonian Godwit, American 
Golden Plovers (2), Stilt Sandpipers (9) and indisputably my best sighting 
yesterday was, 41 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. I was counting them while standing on 
the east side of the pond (they were all stacked up on the west side on the 
north end) and I had to do a few counts to ensure that I was not seeing things. 
 I am quite sure that elsewhere on the pond there could have been a few more 
that I missed.  41 Pectoral Sandpipers are my highest ever on the pond. 
Perhaps, now that the pond is "properly" drained, we may see these drop ins if 
the weather and migration winds favor such events.

Other notable birds on the pond include the continuing 3 Caspian Terns. I have 
not looked at photos closely enough to determine if these are the same trio 
that have been around awhile but it is interesting to note the numbers of 
Caspians around in Queens this year.

The Eurasian Wigeon along with American Pipits rounded out the other notables. 
Duck numbers continue to grow and I am sure I undercounted the Green-winged 
Teals.

I have been quite the slacker on posting to my blog due to working on multiple 
projects at the same time. Many posts are in draft mode waiting to be 
finalized. I did however managed to whip up a short post with photos from 
yesterday's outing for those interested. 
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2017/10/shorebirding-at-jamaica-bay-wildlife.html?m=1


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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 surveys.

The highlights were: American Avocet (continuing), Hudsonian Godwit, American 
Golden Plovers (2), Stilt Sandpipers (9) and indisputably my best sighting 
yesterday was, 41 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. I was counting them while standing on 
the east side of the pond (they were all stacked up on the west side on the 
north end) and I had to do a few counts to ensure that I was not seeing things. 
 I am quite sure that elsewhere on the pond there could have been a few more 
that I missed.  41 Pectoral Sandpipers are my highest ever on the pond. 
Perhaps, now that the pond is "properly" drained, we may see these drop ins if 
the weather and migration winds favor such events.

Other notable birds on the pond include the continuing 3 Caspian Terns. I have 
not looked at photos closely enough to determine if these are the same trio 
that have been around awhile but it is interesting to note the numbers of 
Caspians around in Queens this year.

The Eurasian Wigeon along with American Pipits rounded out the other notables. 
Duck numbers continue to grow and I am sure I undercounted the Green-winged 
Teals.

I have been quite the slacker on posting to my blog due to working on multiple 
projects at the same time. Many posts are in draft mode waiting to be 
finalized. I did however managed to whip up a short post with photos from 
yesterday's outing for those interested. 
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2017/10/shorebirding-at-jamaica-bay-wildlife.html?m=1


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火　Conquer like the fire
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond: Avocet, American Golden Plover (today)

[Tyler Goldstein]

I walked from the north end and found the continuing Avocet as well as a
juvenile Golden Plover.

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

[Tyler Goldstein]

I walked from the north end and found the continuing Avocet as well as a
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay - East Pond Highlights

[Andrew Baksh]

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 or 
resting on the flats. They were not feeding with any intent so it is likely 
they will disburse once the tide falls or they feel it is time to head out.

Black-bellied Plover 9

Semipalmated Plover - 5 

American Avocet - continues on the north end. This bird could easily be missed 
as it was sleeping among the Gulls.

Short-billed Dowitcher - 3 seen flying towards the southend.

Stilt Sandpiper (4) all on the north end of the pond.  

Pectoral Sandpiper (8) all seen on the south end.

White-rumped Sandpiper (5) - one feeding quite contently with 3 Pectoral 
Sandpipers on the south end and 4 more down at the north end.

Lesser Yellowlegs - a total of 7 observed.

Greater Yellowlegs - 5 

Dunlin - 3 one looked good for a juvenile.

Least Sandpiper - 3

Semipalmated Sandpiper - 45

Duckage - American Wigeons numbers are building. I had 36 mixed in with the 
mashup of Mallards and other ducks.

Good number of Snowy Egrets - 47 

Northern Harrier (5), Sharp-shinned Hawk (3), Cooper's Hawk (2) were also 
notable.

A Black-billed Cuckoo was a pleasant surprise. A bird more often heard than 
seen around the pond.

I stuck around to visit Ron Bourque's photo exhibition at the Visitor's Center. 
Pretty cool stuff of wood and sand images. Stop by if you can.

Cheers,


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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay - East Pond Highlights

[Andrew Baksh]

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 or 
resting on the flats. They were not feeding with any intent so it is likely 
they will disburse once the tide falls or they feel it is time to head out.

Black-bellied Plover 9

Semipalmated Plover - 5 

American Avocet - continues on the north end. This bird could easily be missed 
as it was sleeping among the Gulls.

Short-billed Dowitcher - 3 seen flying towards the southend.

Stilt Sandpiper (4) all on the north end of the pond.  

Pectoral Sandpiper (8) all seen on the south end.

White-rumped Sandpiper (5) - one feeding quite contently with 3 Pectoral 
Sandpipers on the south end and 4 more down at the north end.

Lesser Yellowlegs - a total of 7 observed.

Greater Yellowlegs - 5 

Dunlin - 3 one looked good for a juvenile.

Least Sandpiper - 3

Semipalmated Sandpiper - 45

Duckage - American Wigeons numbers are building. I had 36 mixed in with the 
mashup of Mallards and other ducks.

Good number of Snowy Egrets - 47 

Northern Harrier (5), Sharp-shinned Hawk (3), Cooper's Hawk (2) were also 
notable.

A Black-billed Cuckoo was a pleasant surprise. A bird more often heard than 
seen around the pond.

I stuck around to visit Ron Bourque's photo exhibition at the Visitor's Center. 
Pretty cool stuff of wood and sand images. Stop by if you can.

Cheers,


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Douglass

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

[Sean Sime]

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 majority of which were Green-winged, but
with modest numbers of Blue-winged mixed in. Northern Shoveler numbers are
up as well with 225 seen from the Raunt south. A Caspian Tern rounded out
the highlights.

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

[Sean Sime]

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 majority of which were Green-winged, but
with modest numbers of Blue-winged mixed in. Northern Shoveler numbers are
up as well with 225 seen from the Raunt south. A Caspian Tern rounded out
the highlights.

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

[Steve Walter]

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
did everything wrong for East Pond shorebird success. It's past peak now, I
went at low tide, and I only did the extreme south end. Yet somehow it was
one of my most pleasing outings of the year. Heck, even the Peregrine pass
turned beneficial, seemingly sending birds from other parts of the pond down
to the south end. And what I thought would be a quick check of the pond
turned into a 3 and 1/2 hour stay, with lots of great photo ops. Well maybe
I did one thing right - I was able to do my shorebirding many days after the
last cold front.

 

The result was 13 species of shorebirds - better than I did most days in the
peak of the season. A nice assemblage of Calidris included 29 Stilt, 2
Pectoral, 2 Western, 8 White-rumped, 3 Dunlin (strange to say, but that's a
lot for the East Pond), and 2 Red Knot (seen flying out with Black-bellied
Plovers). One interesting peep, almost certainly a Semipalmated, showed
yellowish-orange coloration from the forehead to the base of the upper
mandible. 3 juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers included a still orange-y
hendersonii. A Caspian Tern paid a visit too. 

 

 

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Bayside, NY


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

[Steve Walter]

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
did everything wrong for East Pond shorebird success. It's past peak now, I
went at low tide, and I only did the extreme south end. Yet somehow it was
one of my most pleasing outings of the year. Heck, even the Peregrine pass
turned beneficial, seemingly sending birds from other parts of the pond down
to the south end. And what I thought would be a quick check of the pond
turned into a 3 and 1/2 hour stay, with lots of great photo ops. Well maybe
I did one thing right - I was able to do my shorebirding many days after the
last cold front.

 

The result was 13 species of shorebirds - better than I did most days in the
peak of the season. A nice assemblage of Calidris included 29 Stilt, 2
Pectoral, 2 Western, 8 White-rumped, 3 Dunlin (strange to say, but that's a
lot for the East Pond), and 2 Red Knot (seen flying out with Black-bellied
Plovers). One interesting peep, almost certainly a Semipalmated, showed
yellowish-orange coloration from the forehead to the base of the upper
mandible. 3 juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers included a still orange-y
hendersonii. A Caspian Tern paid a visit too. 

 

 

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond today

[Joshua Malbin]

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
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond today

[Joshua Malbin]

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 SANDPIPER (33 - several stunning looking juveniles)
Least Sandpiper 35 (31 juveniles)
White-rumped Sandpiper (4)
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (275 including 21 juveniles)
WESTERN SANDPIPER (1 juvenile)
Short-billed Dowitcher (57 - 53 juveniles)
Spotted Sandpiper (3 all juveniles)
Greater Yellowlegs (5)
Lesser Yellowlegs (27 all juveniles)

As I have posted recently. The north end remains quite tricky to navigate. It 
has become quite soupy in some areas and there are one or two spots that are a 
tad challenging. A pair of boots were recently abandoned at Dead Man's Cove and 
a few people have already taken mud baths. The East Pond is certainly NOT 
puddle birding ;)

Cheers,

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

[Andrew Baksh]

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 SANDPIPER (33 - several stunning looking juveniles)
Least Sandpiper 35 (31 juveniles)
White-rumped Sandpiper (4)
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (275 including 21 juveniles)
WESTERN SANDPIPER (1 juvenile)
Short-billed Dowitcher (57 - 53 juveniles)
Spotted Sandpiper (3 all juveniles)
Greater Yellowlegs (5)
Lesser Yellowlegs (27 all juveniles)

As I have posted recently. The north end remains quite tricky to navigate. It 
has become quite soupy in some areas and there are one or two spots that are a 
tad challenging. A pair of boots were recently abandoned at Dead Man's Cove and 
a few people have already taken mud baths. The East Pond is certainly NOT 
puddle birding ;)

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

[Sean Camillieri]

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!

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

[Sean Camillieri]

A Buff Breasted Sandpiper is currently tly out from Dead Man's Cover
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

[Andrew Baksh]

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 pond is draining and hopefully without too much 
rain, will shape up soon (fingers and toes crossed) for migrating shorebirds.

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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> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
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> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:25 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
> 
> 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 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
> 
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>> (") _ (") 
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
> 
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> 
>> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Steve Walter  wrote:
>> 
>> 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 the pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an 
>> inch and a half. But we’ve been down that road before, and time will solve 
>> that (barring more heavy rains).
>>  
>> The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a 
>> fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access 
>> to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy 
>> northeast entrance). I don’t know where exactly the park boundary is and if 
>> this is legal. I’ll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an 
>> e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend 
>> tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.
>>  
>> In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you’re planning a visit to the 
>> East Pond.
>>  
>>  
>> Steve Walter
>> Bayside, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

[Andrew Baksh]

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 pond is draining and hopefully without too much 
rain, will shape up soon (fingers and toes crossed) for migrating shorebirds.

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

> (__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:25 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
> 
> 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 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
> 
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>> (") _ (") 
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
> 
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> 
>> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Steve Walter  wrote:
>> 
>> 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 the pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an 
>> inch and a half. But we’ve been down that road before, and time will solve 
>> that (barring more heavy rains).
>>  
>> The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a 
>> fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access 
>> to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy 
>> northeast entrance). I don’t know where exactly the park boundary is and if 
>> this is legal. I’ll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an 
>> e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend 
>> tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.
>>  
>> In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you’re planning a visit to the 
>> East Pond.
>>  
>>  
>> Steve Walter
>> Bayside, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

[Andrew Baksh]

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 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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Steve Walter  wrote:
> 
> 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 the 
> pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an inch and a 
> half. But we’ve been down that road before, and time will solve that (barring 
> more heavy rains).
>  
> The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a 
> fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access 
> to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy 
> northeast entrance). I don’t know where exactly the park boundary is and if 
> this is legal. I’ll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an 
> e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend 
> tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.
>  
> In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you’re planning a visit to the 
> East Pond.
>  
>  
> Steve Walter
> Bayside, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

[Andrew Baksh]

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 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

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Steve Walter  wrote:
> 
> 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 the 
> pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an inch and a 
> half. But we’ve been down that road before, and time will solve that (barring 
> more heavy rains).
>  
> The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a 
> fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access 
> to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy 
> northeast entrance). I don’t know where exactly the park boundary is and if 
> this is legal. I’ll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an 
> e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend 
> tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.
>  
> In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you’re planning a visit to the 
> East Pond.
>  
>  
> Steve Walter
> Bayside, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

[Steve Walter]

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 the pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an
inch and a half. But we've been down that road before, and time will solve
that (barring more heavy rains).

 

The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a
fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access
to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy
northeast entrance). I don't know where exactly the park boundary is and if
this is legal. I'll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an
e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend
tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.

 

In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you're planning a visit to the
East Pond.

 

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status

[Steve Walter]

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 the pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an
inch and a half. But we've been down that road before, and time will solve
that (barring more heavy rains).

 

The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a
fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access
to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy
northeast entrance). I don't know where exactly the park boundary is and if
this is legal. I'll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an
e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend
tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.

 

In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you're planning a visit to the
East Pond.

 

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond report 8-2-16

[Andrew Baksh]

Where are the shorebirds? That was the question in my head this morning as I 
did a survey from the south to the north end of the pond and back.

Less than 100 shorebirds accounting for 7 species is a disheartening 
observation for August 2nd. When you see one Short-billed Dowitcher for the 
entire duration of your survey, the gear gets heavier and the hike is 
laborious.  Of course, this could all change rather quickly but for the moment, 
the action on the East Pond is, "ho-hum."

The highlights, were 49 American Oystercatchers, no doubt pushed onto the pond 
by the very high tide. 3 Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs and 2 Least Sandpipers. 
Sunday, I had 1 juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper at Cupsogue so they are on 
their way and should be showing up on the pond soon.

While the water level remains high due to the recent rainfall.  I did however, 
e-mail NPS management on Saturday to let them know that the drainage was not 
working as it should (too slow IMO). Given my constant er... reminders, I bet 
they must love me over there.

Please exercise caution around the pond during the time the water level is back 
up. Especially, so on the south end when walking around Shriber's Slew. The 
water, is at the moment right up against the edge and that can be very 
deceiving when navigating that area. Avoid getting too close to the edge as it 
could give away and it is deep in that area.

Let's hope for the arrival of thousands of shorebirds soon!

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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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond report 8-2-16

[Andrew Baksh]

Where are the shorebirds? That was the question in my head this morning as I 
did a survey from the south to the north end of the pond and back.

Less than 100 shorebirds accounting for 7 species is a disheartening 
observation for August 2nd. When you see one Short-billed Dowitcher for the 
entire duration of your survey, the gear gets heavier and the hike is 
laborious.  Of course, this could all change rather quickly but for the moment, 
the action on the East Pond is, "ho-hum."

The highlights, were 49 American Oystercatchers, no doubt pushed onto the pond 
by the very high tide. 3 Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs and 2 Least Sandpipers. 
Sunday, I had 1 juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper at Cupsogue so they are on 
their way and should be showing up on the pond soon.

While the water level remains high due to the recent rainfall.  I did however, 
e-mail NPS management on Saturday to let them know that the drainage was not 
working as it should (too slow IMO). Given my constant er... reminders, I bet 
they must love me over there.

Please exercise caution around the pond during the time the water level is back 
up. Especially, so on the south end when walking around Shriber's Slew. The 
water, is at the moment right up against the edge and that can be very 
deceiving when navigating that area. Avoid getting too close to the edge as it 
could give away and it is deep in that area.

Let's hope for the arrival of thousands of shorebirds soon!

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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[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.

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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
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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,

-- 

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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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(") _ (")


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

[Andrew Baksh]

There was definitely shorebird movement last night as evident by the numbers on 
the pond this morning. They were led by Semipalmated Sandpipers which I 
conservatively estimated at around 600. Least Sandpipers, came in second in 
terms of numbers and helped in the big jump for the overall shorebird total 
which is getting close to 1,000 birds. In all a total of 12 species of 
shorebirds.

Shorebird highlights include the continuing 
STILT and the/a WESTERN SANDPIPER. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER sighting was reported 
by Corey Finger, who was birding with Seth Asubel and Tom Preston. I later 
caught up with this bird.

The non shorebirding highlight for me was the 111 Snowy Egrets I counted. No 
sign (at least for me) of yesterday's White-faced Ibis.

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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> (= '.'=)
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond 7-16

[Andrew Baksh]

There was definitely shorebird movement last night as evident by the numbers on 
the pond this morning. They were led by Semipalmated Sandpipers which I 
conservatively estimated at around 600. Least Sandpipers, came in second in 
terms of numbers and helped in the big jump for the overall shorebird total 
which is getting close to 1,000 birds. In all a total of 12 species of 
shorebirds.

Shorebird highlights include the continuing 
STILT and the/a WESTERN SANDPIPER. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER sighting was reported 
by Corey Finger, who was birding with Seth Asubel and Tom Preston. I later 
caught up with this bird.

The non shorebirding highlight for me was the 111 Snowy Egrets I counted. No 
sign (at least for me) of yesterday's White-faced Ibis.

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

> (__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond 7-5-16

[Andrew Baksh]

I found myself again on the East Pond this AM but a little late than I would 
have liked. Nothing much in terms of shorebirds and I could not re-find the 
Stilt Sandpiper from yesterday. Overall, it appeared we lost a few shorebirds 
to migration and did not gain any.

Notable birds today from the pond and surrounding area include: Ruddy Ducks, 
Belted Kingfisher (female), Northern Flicker, Wood Ducks (male and female 
tucked into the phragmites), Gull-billed Tern (flyover), Royal Tern (flyover) 
and a banded Double-crested Cormorant. I was very pleased to be able to read 
the band code - making it a 1st readable banded DCCO for me on the pond.

The overnight rainfall raised the water level on the pond a tad but it remains 
in excellent shape. This is exactly the reason why getting a head start with 
the drainage is critical in staying ahead of any adverse weather conditions.

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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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond 7-5-16

[Andrew Baksh]

I found myself again on the East Pond this AM but a little late than I would 
have liked. Nothing much in terms of shorebirds and I could not re-find the 
Stilt Sandpiper from yesterday. Overall, it appeared we lost a few shorebirds 
to migration and did not gain any.

Notable birds today from the pond and surrounding area include: Ruddy Ducks, 
Belted Kingfisher (female), Northern Flicker, Wood Ducks (male and female 
tucked into the phragmites), Gull-billed Tern (flyover), Royal Tern (flyover) 
and a banded Double-crested Cormorant. I was very pleased to be able to read 
the band code - making it a 1st readable banded DCCO for me on the pond.

The overnight rainfall raised the water level on the pond a tad but it remains 
in excellent shape. This is exactly the reason why getting a head start with 
the drainage is critical in staying ahead of any adverse weather conditions.

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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> (= '.'=)
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond/ Queens County

[Sean Sime]

A mid day trip to the East Pond did not turn up the Wilson's Phalarope seen
earlier this week, but the Acadian Flycatcher, Gull-billed Tern and
White-faced Ibis were all present.
The only shorebirds seen were Eastern Willet, Semipalmated Sandpiper,
Lesser Yellowlegs and Greater Yellowlegs, but it was low tide and certainly
not optimal for numbers of birds to be roosting on the east pond.

Good birding,

Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY

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

[Sean Sime]

A mid day trip to the East Pond did not turn up the Wilson's Phalarope seen
earlier this week, but the Acadian Flycatcher, Gull-billed Tern and
White-faced Ibis were all present.
The only shorebirds seen were Eastern Willet, Semipalmated Sandpiper,
Lesser Yellowlegs and Greater Yellowlegs, but it was low tide and certainly
not optimal for numbers of birds to be roosting on the east pond.

Good birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

[syschiff]

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) birded the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
Refuge from Big Johns Pond. The WHITE PELICAN was at the very north end feeding 
with Mute Swans. From that vantage point a scope is a necessity. The Pelican is 
just a bit smaller than the swans and when facing away is virtually 
indistinguishable because of the distance.

There are lots of ducks on the pond. Besides the CANADA GEESE, and SWANS, there 
were BRANT, MALLARD, BLACK DUCK, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIDGEON, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 
SHOVELER, PINTAIL, REDHEAD, LESSER and GREATER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK and 
PIED-BILLED GREBE. Other birds included GREAT BLUE HERON, DOUBLE-CRESTED 
CORMORANT, NORTHERN HARRIER AND SHARP-SHINNED HAWK.


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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

[syschiff]

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) birded the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
Refuge from Big Johns Pond. The WHITE PELICAN was at the very north end feeding 
with Mute Swans. From that vantage point a scope is a necessity. The Pelican is 
just a bit smaller than the swans and when facing away is virtually 
indistinguishable because of the distance.

There are lots of ducks on the pond. Besides the CANADA GEESE, and SWANS, there 
were BRANT, MALLARD, BLACK DUCK, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIDGEON, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 
SHOVELER, PINTAIL, REDHEAD, LESSER and GREATER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK and 
PIED-BILLED GREBE. Other birds included GREAT BLUE HERON, DOUBLE-CRESTED 
CORMORANT, NORTHERN HARRIER AND SHARP-SHINNED HAWK.


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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond, Queens

[Michael Yuan]

The American Avocet is still here, on east shore near the cut-around by the MTA 
tracks. Also, 3 black terns and continuing Gull-billed. As for shorebirds, 5+ 
white-rumped and 1 juv Western among the hundreds of Semis and couple dozen 
Leasts. 

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond, Queens

[Michael Yuan]

The American Avocet is still here, on east shore near the cut-around by the MTA 
tracks. Also, 3 black terns and continuing Gull-billed. As for shorebirds, 5+ 
white-rumped and 1 juv Western among the hundreds of Semis and couple dozen 
Leasts. 

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East pond

[Gail Benson]

A Marbled Godwit has joined the Am Avocet this am on the east pond at the
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East pond

[Gail Benson]

A Marbled Godwit has joined the Am Avocet this am on the east pond at the
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

[Robert Taylor]

>From sunrise to 7:30 I walked from the south end to halfway north- not much
going on.  Did not try north end.  Good luck

Rob in Massapequa
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond

[Robert Taylor]

From sunrise to 7:30 I walked from the south end to halfway north- not much
going on.  Did not try north end.  Good luck

Rob in Massapequa
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Report 8-8-2015

[Andrew Baksh]

A pleasant morning and afternoon was enjoyed on the East Pond at Jamaica
Bay Wildlife Refuge. Made so, by the weather, birds and company. Birding
with Tom Burke, Gail Benson, Shai Mitra, Patricia Lindsay, Steve Walter,
Rex and Renee Recker and Bob Shriber, we worked both south and north end of
the ponds.

An estimated 1500 Semipalmated Sandpipers were the dominant shorebird
species with the remaining species of shorebirds making up another 300 or
so birds. The juvenile numbers are building, especially among the
Semipalmated and Leasts. In total, there were 14 species of shorebirds that
most in our group observed. The list includes:

American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
*WHIMBREL*
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper (2 birds)
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher

The Pectoral Sandpipers were seen on the bayside off the north dyke late
this afternoon and a calling Whimbrel was a flyover coming in from the
bayside heading south over the pond.

We did not see the Red-necked Phalarope that was reported by Isaac Grant
earlier in the day. The 1 Stilt Sandpiper that I had as recently as
Thursday was also not seen today by anyone in our group. I have been
checking on the arrival and departure of birds all week and based on my
observation it seems that the turnover on the pond is happening quite
frequently *(favorable winds I suppose)*. Tomorrow, could be quite a
different day with more or less birds on the pond.

The non shorebird sightings are nothing much to write about. The usual
waterfowl assortment for this time of the year were present. Isaac, also
reported having Blue-winged Teals this morning but unfortunately no one in
my group were able to connect with any. A good number of Great Blue Herons
were on the pond and nice mix of juvenile Little Blue Herons and Snowy
Egrets make a good study in separating them. The juvenile Peregrine
Falcons, now up to three were their usual nuisance selves, with one female
observed buzzing a Glossy Ibis which received a ding on the forehead.

A couple of notes on shorebirding on the pond this season. The Algae, is
making shorebirding quite the task in terms of counting and observing the
birds. Under normal circumstances, shorebirds could be observed feeding on
the exposed shoreline. The Algal mat has provided additional areas where
the smaller birds--your Semipalamted and Least Sandpipers are seen feeding
on. This means, the birds are quite scattered throughout the pond and are
not concentrated along the shoreline.

Regarding navigating around the pond. The water level, is where it needs to
be finally and the valve is shut. This is right in line with the expected
water level draw down and now nature takes its course in drying out the
exposed mudflats. I want to remind birders and visitors not to bird the
East Pond casually. There are some tricky areas around the pond on both
ends. Please exercise extra caution when navigating around the deep cut on
the south end; last year a photographer went down in that area with all his
gear and today someone else took a dip. Some smaller cuts on that end are
covered with the Algal mat and looks quite deceptive. If unsure, look for
previous tracks to help with your decision making.

I have done all that I could to work with NPS in getting the pond ready as
best as it could be. Now, let's hope for birds and lots of them to make up
for all the shorebirding we missed. When you stop in at the refuge, please
take a moment to convey your thanks to NPS for the efforts made or write to
those folks we went to when action was needed to lower the water.

Good Shorebirding!

-- 
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 8-8-2015

[Andrew Baksh]

A pleasant morning and afternoon was enjoyed on the East Pond at Jamaica
Bay Wildlife Refuge. Made so, by the weather, birds and company. Birding
with Tom Burke, Gail Benson, Shai Mitra, Patricia Lindsay, Steve Walter,
Rex and Renee Recker and Bob Shriber, we worked both south and north end of
the ponds.

An estimated 1500 Semipalmated Sandpipers were the dominant shorebird
species with the remaining species of shorebirds making up another 300 or
so birds. The juvenile numbers are building, especially among the
Semipalmated and Leasts. In total, there were 14 species of shorebirds that
most in our group observed. The list includes:

American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
*WHIMBREL*
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper (2 birds)
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher

The Pectoral Sandpipers were seen on the bayside off the north dyke late
this afternoon and a calling Whimbrel was a flyover coming in from the
bayside heading south over the pond.

We did not see the Red-necked Phalarope that was reported by Isaac Grant
earlier in the day. The 1 Stilt Sandpiper that I had as recently as
Thursday was also not seen today by anyone in our group. I have been
checking on the arrival and departure of birds all week and based on my
observation it seems that the turnover on the pond is happening quite
frequently *(favorable winds I suppose)*. Tomorrow, could be quite a
different day with more or less birds on the pond.

The non shorebird sightings are nothing much to write about. The usual
waterfowl assortment for this time of the year were present. Isaac, also
reported having Blue-winged Teals this morning but unfortunately no one in
my group were able to connect with any. A good number of Great Blue Herons
were on the pond and nice mix of juvenile Little Blue Herons and Snowy
Egrets make a good study in separating them. The juvenile Peregrine
Falcons, now up to three were their usual nuisance selves, with one female
observed buzzing a Glossy Ibis which received a ding on the forehead.

A couple of notes on shorebirding on the pond this season. The Algae, is
making shorebirding quite the task in terms of counting and observing the
birds. Under normal circumstances, shorebirds could be observed feeding on
the exposed shoreline. The Algal mat has provided additional areas where
the smaller birds--your Semipalamted and Least Sandpipers are seen feeding
on. This means, the birds are quite scattered throughout the pond and are
not concentrated along the shoreline.

Regarding navigating around the pond. The water level, is where it needs to
be finally and the valve is shut. This is right in line with the expected
water level draw down and now nature takes its course in drying out the
exposed mudflats. I want to remind birders and visitors not to bird the
East Pond casually. There are some tricky areas around the pond on both
ends. Please exercise extra caution when navigating around the deep cut on
the south end; last year a photographer went down in that area with all his
gear and today someone else took a dip. Some smaller cuts on that end are
covered with the Algal mat and looks quite deceptive. If unsure, look for
previous tracks to help with your decision making.

I have done all that I could to work with NPS in getting the pond ready as
best as it could be. Now, let's hope for birds and lots of them to make up
for all the shorebirding we missed. When you stop in at the refuge, please
take a moment to convey your thanks to NPS for the efforts made or write to
those folks we went to when action was needed to lower the water.

Good Shorebirding!

-- 
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond update and Shorebird report 7-25

[birdingdude]

This afternoon just before high tide, I ventured forth onto the East Pond, 
first checking the north end. There are no flats on that end and water, is 
still above the ankles--in some areas much higher. It was tricky navigating but 
I made it up to Dead Man's Cove where I had 6 shorebirds.

Over at the south end, flats have started to open up but there were no 
shorebirds around.  At Big John's Pond, I had 2 Northern Waterthrushes and one 
Spotted Sandpiper. A careful scan from the overlook did not turn up any 
shorebirds that I might have missed--although I got to count the Mute Swan 
population, which holds steady at 122.

In total I had a "whopping" 7 species of shorebirds. It was depressing but I am 
holding out hope that we have yet to see a big wave of migrating shorebirds.

The species and numbers are as follows: 6 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Lesser 
Yellowlegs, 2 Short-billed Dowitchers, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 4 
Least Sandpipers and about 15 Semipalmated Sandpipers. 

This time last year (26th to be precise), I was reporting 2100 Semipalmated 
Sandpipers.


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 update and Shorebird report 7-25

[birdingdude]

This afternoon just before high tide, I ventured forth onto the East Pond, 
first checking the north end. There are no flats on that end and water, is 
still above the ankles--in some areas much higher. It was tricky navigating but 
I made it up to Dead Man's Cove where I had 6 shorebirds.

Over at the south end, flats have started to open up but there were no 
shorebirds around.  At Big John's Pond, I had 2 Northern Waterthrushes and one 
Spotted Sandpiper. A careful scan from the overlook did not turn up any 
shorebirds that I might have missed--although I got to count the Mute Swan 
population, which holds steady at 122.

In total I had a whopping 7 species of shorebirds. It was depressing but I am 
holding out hope that we have yet to see a big wave of migrating shorebirds.

The species and numbers are as follows: 6 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Lesser 
Yellowlegs, 2 Short-billed Dowitchers, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 4 
Least Sandpipers and about 15 Semipalmated Sandpipers. 

This time last year (26th to be precise), I was reporting 2100 Semipalmated 
Sandpipers.


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 Eurasian Wigeon +

[Andrew Baksh]

A few hours birding the East Pond this morning turned up a few decent birds.

The highlights were a Drake EURASIAN WIGEON and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.

Other notables included Pectoral Sandpiper, Western Sandpipers,
White-rumped Sandpipers and a Stilt Sandpiper.

With the arrival of a Eurasian Wigeon and American Wigeons, the waterfowl
diversity, is increasing on the pond. Northern Pintails numbers are slowly
growing with Green-winged Teals doubling from last week. Northern Shovelers
and Blue-winged Teals have been around now for a couple of weeks adding to
the usual waterfowl suspects.

There was some Swallow movement but nothing significant to indicate a
flight. Not much in terms of land birds but overall, it was a rather
pleasant day on the pond.

Later at Jones Beach Coast Guard Station, I was quite put off by the
constant interruption of the roosting birds that were desperately trying to
find any spot on the spit where they were not going to get overrun by the
tourists (for lack of a better word).

I did manage to pick out a Marbled Godwit on the far side of the bar where
it was tucked in among Black Skimmers and American Oystercatchers.

Cheers,

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 Eurasian Wigeon +

[Andrew Baksh]

A few hours birding the East Pond this morning turned up a few decent birds.

The highlights were a Drake EURASIAN WIGEON and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.

Other notables included Pectoral Sandpiper, Western Sandpipers,
White-rumped Sandpipers and a Stilt Sandpiper.

With the arrival of a Eurasian Wigeon and American Wigeons, the waterfowl
diversity, is increasing on the pond. Northern Pintails numbers are slowly
growing with Green-winged Teals doubling from last week. Northern Shovelers
and Blue-winged Teals have been around now for a couple of weeks adding to
the usual waterfowl suspects.

There was some Swallow movement but nothing significant to indicate a
flight. Not much in terms of land birds but overall, it was a rather
pleasant day on the pond.

Later at Jones Beach Coast Guard Station, I was quite put off by the
constant interruption of the roosting birds that were desperately trying to
find any spot on the spit where they were not going to get overrun by the
tourists (for lack of a better word).

I did manage to pick out a Marbled Godwit on the far side of the bar where
it was tucked in among Black Skimmers and American Oystercatchers.

Cheers,

風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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

[Lloyd Spitalnik]

If you haven't read Andrew's blog re. the Shorebird Festival, he has lots
of great information to help you have an enjoyable day. See
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/08/annual-shorebird-festival-at-jamaica.html


On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> On the eve of tomorrow's Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
> in Queens NY, I did another scout of the pond. There was a slight increase
> of shorebirds and I am hopeful we will get more coming in tonight.
>
> A total of 15 species of shorebirds , including the Marbled Godwit, which
> was again seen midway on the pond along the East Side.  As far as the pond
> conditions, while the water level, is better than it was a few days ago
> after the torrential rain. Much of the north end still remains quite tricky
> to navigate with not much shoreline as one would expect for this time of
> the year.
>
> I have whipped up a post with some recommendations on how to navigate the
> pond along with photos of recent shorebirds observed (
> http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/08/annual-shorebird-festival-at-jamaica.html).
> Here is to good weather with good shorebirds tomorrow.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> 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 update

[Andrew Baksh]

On the eve of tomorrow's Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
in Queens NY, I did another scout of the pond. There was a slight increase
of shorebirds and I am hopeful we will get more coming in tonight.

A total of 15 species of shorebirds , including the Marbled Godwit, which
was again seen midway on the pond along the East Side.  As far as the pond
conditions, while the water level, is better than it was a few days ago
after the torrential rain. Much of the north end still remains quite tricky
to navigate with not much shoreline as one would expect for this time of
the year.

I have whipped up a post with some recommendations on how to navigate the
pond along with photos of recent shorebirds observed (
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/08/annual-shorebird-festival-at-jamaica.html).
Here is to good weather with good shorebirds tomorrow.

Cheers,

-- 
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 update

[Andrew Baksh]

On the eve of tomorrow's Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
in Queens NY, I did another scout of the pond. There was a slight increase
of shorebirds and I am hopeful we will get more coming in tonight.

A total of 15 species of shorebirds , including the Marbled Godwit, which
was again seen midway on the pond along the East Side.  As far as the pond
conditions, while the water level, is better than it was a few days ago
after the torrential rain. Much of the north end still remains quite tricky
to navigate with not much shoreline as one would expect for this time of
the year.

I have whipped up a post with some recommendations on how to navigate the
pond along with photos of recent shorebirds observed (
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/08/annual-shorebird-festival-at-jamaica.html).
Here is to good weather with good shorebirds tomorrow.

Cheers,

-- 
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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

[Lloyd Spitalnik]

If you haven't read Andrew's blog re. the Shorebird Festival, he has lots
of great information to help you have an enjoyable day. See
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/08/annual-shorebird-festival-at-jamaica.html


On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote:

 On the eve of tomorrow's Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
 in Queens NY, I did another scout of the pond. There was a slight increase
 of shorebirds and I am hopeful we will get more coming in tonight.

 A total of 15 species of shorebirds , including the Marbled Godwit, which
 was again seen midway on the pond along the East Side.  As far as the pond
 conditions, while the water level, is better than it was a few days ago
 after the torrential rain. Much of the north end still remains quite tricky
 to navigate with not much shoreline as one would expect for this time of
 the year.

 I have whipped up a post with some recommendations on how to navigate the
 pond along with photos of recent shorebirds observed (
 http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/08/annual-shorebird-festival-at-jamaica.html).
 Here is to good weather with good shorebirds tomorrow.

 Cheers,

 --
 風 Swift as the wind
 林 Quiet as the forest
 火 Conquer like the fire
 山 Steady as the mountain
 Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
 http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Update (8-14-14)

[Andrew Baksh]

Since there are a few walks scheduled for the East Pond in the coming days,
I figured I would post a report after checking in on the pond for a few
days.

The recent rainfall dumped a few inches of rain in the pond and so the
water level is back up and the shoreline is mucky.  While I have no issues
navigating the pond,  I encourage visitors to wear the proper gear *(knee
high boots)* and exercise extreme caution when walking in soft spots.

Now for the birds. The last few days saw a massive turn over of shorebirds,
with more birds departing than arriving.  This once again coincided with
the arrival of cooler weather.  On Wednesday, there were decent numbers of
shorebirds *(16 species)* with a noticeable jump in some species. For
example,* STILT SANDPIPERS* were up to 39, which is my highest count this
year on the East Pond.

Today, there were fewer birds.  I had a total of 5 Stilt Sandpipers and it
was evident that many birds had left.

In non shorebirding news, an adult *CASPIAN TERN* dropped in on the pond on
Wednesday briefly, but then left and was not seen today. The arrival today
of Northern Shoveler, is a signal that waterfowl may be on the move. The
high number of juvenile Laughing Gulls, seem to indicate they have done
well in the surrounding islands of Jamaica Bay, where they are known to
have large nesting colonies.

Check the blog for more details on the shorebird numbers and species in the
last few days.  For those you interested, I have posted a few photos of the
Pelagic trip birds on my blog here. It includes not so good photos of
the *FEA'S
PETREL* and *WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL*, see here -
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/08/see-life-paulagics-new-york-trip-nets.html

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Update (8-14-14)

[Andrew Baksh]

Since there are a few walks scheduled for the East Pond in the coming days,
I figured I would post a report after checking in on the pond for a few
days.

The recent rainfall dumped a few inches of rain in the pond and so the
water level is back up and the shoreline is mucky.  While I have no issues
navigating the pond,  I encourage visitors to wear the proper gear *(knee
high boots)* and exercise extreme caution when walking in soft spots.

Now for the birds. The last few days saw a massive turn over of shorebirds,
with more birds departing than arriving.  This once again coincided with
the arrival of cooler weather.  On Wednesday, there were decent numbers of
shorebirds *(16 species)* with a noticeable jump in some species. For
example,* STILT SANDPIPERS* were up to 39, which is my highest count this
year on the East Pond.

Today, there were fewer birds.  I had a total of 5 Stilt Sandpipers and it
was evident that many birds had left.

In non shorebirding news, an adult *CASPIAN TERN* dropped in on the pond on
Wednesday briefly, but then left and was not seen today. The arrival today
of Northern Shoveler, is a signal that waterfowl may be on the move. The
high number of juvenile Laughing Gulls, seem to indicate they have done
well in the surrounding islands of Jamaica Bay, where they are known to
have large nesting colonies.

Check the blog for more details on the shorebird numbers and species in the
last few days.  For those you interested, I have posted a few photos of the
Pelagic trip birds on my blog here. It includes not so good photos of
the *FEA'S
PETREL* and *WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL*, see here -
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/08/see-life-paulagics-new-york-trip-nets.html

Cheers,

-- 
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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay- East Pond

[JGIUNTA746]

Date: Aug. 1,2014
Location: Jamaica Bay-East Pond
 
The water conditions have improved since my last visit earlier in the week. 
 On the south end of the East Pond I only had to walk through 50 feet of 2 
inch  water to reach the "Raunt" area. On the north end of the East Pond I 
walked  through 20 feet of 2 inch water before reaching a path that leads to 
an dry area  opposite the "Island". Going further is still a challenge.
 
The birds were very good. My visit was between 10 am and 1pm, just before  
high tide. I saw the following:
 
American Avocet-1 ( good color)
Am. Oystercatcher- 2
Black-bellied Plover- 12
Semipalmated Plover- 30 
Short-billed Dowitcher- 100
Greater Yellowlegs-2
Lesser Yellowlegs-1
Spotted Sandpiper- 4
Semiplamated Sandpiper- 900
Least Sandpiper- 10
Stilt Sandpiper- 3
 
Also present were:Gull-billed Tern, Marsh Wren. Little Blue Heron,  
Peregrine Falcon (satisfied and left after it picked off some shorebird)
 
Good Birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay- East Pond

[JGIUNTA746]

Date: Aug. 1,2014
Location: Jamaica Bay-East Pond
 
The water conditions have improved since my last visit earlier in the week. 
 On the south end of the East Pond I only had to walk through 50 feet of 2 
inch  water to reach the Raunt area. On the north end of the East Pond I 
walked  through 20 feet of 2 inch water before reaching a path that leads to 
an dry area  opposite the Island. Going further is still a challenge.
 
The birds were very good. My visit was between 10 am and 1pm, just before  
high tide. I saw the following:
 
American Avocet-1 ( good color)
Am. Oystercatcher- 2
Black-bellied Plover- 12
Semipalmated Plover- 30 
Short-billed Dowitcher- 100
Greater Yellowlegs-2
Lesser Yellowlegs-1
Spotted Sandpiper- 4
Semiplamated Sandpiper- 900
Least Sandpiper- 10
Stilt Sandpiper- 3
 
Also present were:Gull-billed Tern, Marsh Wren. Little Blue Heron,  
Peregrine Falcon (satisfied and left after it picked off some shorebird)
 
Good Birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Queens County

[Andrew Baksh]

6+ hours spent on the pond today while checking the water during low and
high tide.

Shorebird bird numbers were disappointingly low. Nevertheless, I ended up
with 10 species. The highlights were 3 Stilt Sandpipers *(2 nicely marked
birds seen with Steve Walter) *and 2 flagged Semipalmated Sandpipers.

Other notables included a Bonaparte's Gull, female Hooded Merganser and a
male and female Greater Scaup.

For anyone contemplating shorebirding on the East Pond, please note that
the best shoreline for birds is on the south end and along the east side.

Photos will be online soon for those interested.

Cheers,

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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 Water Level Update

[Andrew Baksh]

As I estimated, the water level went up by two inches.  As a result, the
south end of the pond, which had the most shoreline visible is now under
water again.

If there are no rains within the next few days and the water continues to
drain, I expect the pond to be in better shape by the weekend. But we need
birds.

In my short visit, I did not see many shorebirds.

Cheers,


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 Water Level Update

[Andrew Baksh]

As I estimated, the water level went up by two inches.  As a result, the
south end of the pond, which had the most shoreline visible is now under
water again.

If there are no rains within the next few days and the water continues to
drain, I expect the pond to be in better shape by the weekend. But we need
birds.

In my short visit, I did not see many shorebirds.

Cheers,


風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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

[Andrew Baksh]

This morning, I checked the water level on the East Pond after yesterday's rain 
and noted that the water level is up by little more than an inch. It is 
estimated that we may see about 2" inches of rain by the time the storms move 
out and we will probably see the water level up on the pond by that amount and 
possibly more.

Please be aware that shoreline areas that had opened up on the south end and 
east side will shrink and some will definitely be under water again. Hopefully, 
with the valve open we could see the water level down again shortly.

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