Late this afternoon at JBWE the heavy rain had created a number of temporary pools of standing water attractive to shorebirds. A total of sixteen species of shorebirds were observed at WE2, including Pectoral(1) White-rumped (3), and Stilt (6) Sandpipers at a pool of standing water in the median of the parkway. The swale south of the WE2 parking lot has a fair amount of water in it and should be attractive to shorebirds. Another location worth checking would be the Jones Beach Pitch/Putt golf course. A brief glimpse of the course while driving by indicated the presence of a number of rainwater pools. Despite observing sixteen species of shorebirds, no godwits were seen.
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