Hooray. This is very exciting. Wish I were going to be there. Now If I can just get NPS to become similarly enlightened, I might be able to find Semi Plover in DC and bring my shorebird list to 7! ;)
Hugh On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Grover, Bob <rgro...@gpinet.com> wrote: > Hi Hugh, > > Actually, there are plans to do just that this fall at Smith Point County > Park as part of the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet (FIMI) project. There > was a collaborative design effort between the Corps of Engineers, US Fish > and Wildlife, the DEC, and Suffolk County to design into the project > significant areas of shorebird habitat. I am pretty excited to see the > finished product.. > > Bob > > > > > > > > *From:* Hugh McGuinness [mailto:hdmcguinn...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 12, 2014 7:41 AM > *To:* Grover, Bob > *Cc:* syschiff; NYSBIRDS_L > *Subject:* Re: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls > > > > Bob et al, > > Do you think this kind of habitat can be manufactured with heavy > equipment? I remember many years ago a prospective homeowner bulldozed the > back-dune along Dune Road in Quogue. That first summer that shallow scrape > filled with fresh water and it was the only time I have ever seen Baird's > Sandpiper at Shinnecock. THere were many other uncommon species as well. As > the scrape slowly filled in with Spartina, it became less used by > sandpipers over the years, but still good birds were to be found for > several years--a spring Stilt Sandpiper comes to mind. Ever since this > experience, I have often thought that a bird-minded, government-sponsored, > environmental conservation organization could create great bird habitat if > it chose to do so because, of say, people pressuring them to do so. > > Hugh > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Grover, Bob <rgro...@gpinet.com> wrote: > > 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. 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