Sy, et al., I don't believe that is entirely accurate. First, there was no breach. There was a large bypass shoal that had been forming offshore for many months. As is often the case, it had a crescent shape. During a minor coastal storm, the entire shoal migrated onshore as a swash bar and welded itself to the beach, enclosing a large coastal pond. This is a common event around tidal inlets and the process through which sediment is bypassed, but the magnitude of this bar was unusual. As Sy noted, the shorebirding was outstanding, and not just shorebirds, as it afforded me my lifer Yellow Rail (the habitat and birds it attracted were all nicely chronicled by Ken Feustel in The Kingbird). Anyway, overtime, the bar continued naturally to migrate shoreward, slowly shrinking the pond, until it disappeared altogether. There was no interference by park or other personnel. Rather, it was a wonderful opportunity to study the ephemeral nature of coastal sedimentary features. There is plenty of blame to go around in the destruction of habitat, but this is not one of those cases. Bob Grover
From: bounce-117712640-3714...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-117712640-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of syschiff Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 2:02 PM To: NYSBIRDS_L Subject: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls Little Gulls in the summer on Long Island. In the early 90's storms had breached Cedar Beach leaving large pools between the sand beach and the dunes. In late July 1990, 8 summering Bonaparte's Gulls were joined for an extended period by a Little Gull in plumage similar to the current bird. The easy access birding there produced Godwits, Whimbrel, Stints and loads of the more common shorebirds. Until the park personnel closed the breach because of water flowing through the widening gap and the rip currents that were produced, this was the best shore birding location on Long Island. Sy Schiff -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- ________________________________ This communication and any attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity named as the addressee. It may contain information which is privileged and/or confidential under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or such recipient's employee or agent, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copy or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited and to notify the sender immediately. -- 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/ --
