I also was at Jamaica Bay this afternoon and took pictures and video of a bird that I'm actually not sure is the same one Steve photographed. There are some things about it that appear different, but that could just be because I'm a worse photographer. Mine appears to have more red in the head and neck. Anyway, please take a look and let me know what you think. This bird was just barely south of Deadman's Cove between 4:30 and 5 p.m.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zlxyz5t6mluycbf/AABlxh0lwe7Hti3-lHE1dvNba?dl=0 On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Steve Walter <swalte...@verizon.net> wrote: > I was back home by the time I saw this post today. But I ran into the bird > in question, nonetheless. I think it’s just a Dunlin, but I was actually > quite excited about that. By the time most juveniles arrive in October, > they’ve molted a lot of juvenile feathers into the gray cast of winter. > Getting and photographing an early arrival was on my wanted list. That’s > what I think this is. I hadn’t seen one like this before and this isn’t > quite what I expected. An interesting aspect of it, when glanced at from > some angles is that it appears to be a buff fronted gray bird. A few > pictures can be seen at http://www.stevewalternature.com/ (on the birds > recent work page). > > > > As Michael indicated, it frequented an area about 100 yards south of Dean > Man’s Cove. Other birds today were single Baird’s, White-rumped, Solitary, > Stilt Sandpipers. Also, a single Short-billed Dowitcher – that’s what it’s > come to. At least it associated with the Stilt, providing opportunities for > comparison pictures. A few Westerns are still around. So the variety could > (and has been) worse. Still a Gull-billed Tern around. Getting late for > that, it seems to me. > > > > Steve Walter > > Bayside, NY > > > > *From:* bounce-119621765-8873...@list.cornell.edu [mailto: > bounce-119621765-8873...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Michael Yuan > *Sent:* Monday, September 07, 2015 1:10 PM > *To:* NYSBirds; Nyc ebirds > *Subject:* Re:[nysbirds-l] Mystery shorebird at JBWR East Pond 9-6-2015 > > > > Here's a color photo - > > https://flic.kr/p/xopRRk > On Sep 7, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Michael Yuan <mjy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Putting the word out for anyone going to Jamaica Bay today. Yesterday > around 3:45pm, the Brooklyn Bird Club and I observed a medium-sized > shorebird feeding on the North end of the East Pond, about 100 yards south > of Dead Man's Cove. > > > > From across the pond, and looking into less than ideal light, we observed > it feeding with Stilt Sandpipers and Semipalmated Sandpipers. Noticed its > long drooping bill, longer than White-rumped Sandpiper or Baird's > Sandpiper, which got us thinking Dunlin, but its long wings and tapered > rear end led us away from that notion and Western Sandpiper. Overall pale > gray, with dark legs. > > > > Curlew Sandpiper fits some of these marks. > > > > Video at full speed. Bird in question is on the right. There's a > slow-motion version of this video on the NY Birders Facebook page that > might offer better detail. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuzoMyMdivk > > > > Highly cropped and unfortunately black&white digiscoped photo (thanks > Steve Jobs!) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/88884477@N00/21032630680/ > > > > Sorry for the tardiness of the post, but due to the distance and viewing > conditions it was difficult to get a sense of the bird until I had a chance > to review the pics and video today. Good luck if you go! > > > > Mike Yuan > > Brooklyn, NY > > > > -- > > *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/>*!* > > -- > -- > *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/>*!* > -- > -- 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/ --
