At approximately 11:25AM, while standing on the south end of the East Pond, our cell phone rang. It was Andrew Baksh, who was at The Raunt (wooden docks) on the East Pond just north of us. Andrew informed us that the previously reported Hudsonian Godwit had just flown in. We were able to go get our scopes on the bird, and enjoyed some distant views. We also had eleven Stilt Sandpipers, a number in good breeding plumage, at the south end of the East Pond. A few Pectoral Sandpipers were also around the East Pond. Water levels are very high in the East Pond for this time of year, and we were told that the north end of the East Pond is largely underwater. There were good numbers of shorebirds on the West Pond, although nothing unusual.
We stopped at Massapequa Preserve before going to JBWR, and we observed three juvenile members of the Least Bittern family. Also of interest was a Forster's Tern (seen all season on the Pittsburgh Ave. pond) feeding a recently fledged juvenile (rudimentary flying skills). Ken & Sue Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
