When the refuge was first created Piping Plovers nested on the East Pond. Off course conditions were very different then. The area was mostly dredge spoil.
Peter Post NYC Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 1, 2014, at 7:30 PM, Steve Walter <swalte...@verizon.net> wrote: > > It’s not a Ringed Plover – it even nests just a few miles away – yet it’s one > of the rarest shorebirds at Jamaica Bay. It must have happened before, > although I can’t remember one in the last 30 years – but a Piping Plover > (juvenile) showed up on the East Pond today. I saw it just north of the Raunt > around 11:30, probably just after Andrew had it further north. A picture of > it can be seen on my recent work page (at http://www.stevewalternature.com/) > , along with yesterday’s dowitcher that understandably generated a bit of > interest. As far as I know, it was not seen today. However, a picture of a > definite Long-billed Dowitcher, seen today, was sent to me. > > Steve Walter > Bayside, NY > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/ --
