I spent a quiet but lovely morning on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge.
There were very few shorebirds around and I mean few as in: 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs. 2 Killdeers, 12 American Oystercatchers and 3 Spotted Sandpipers (2
adults and 1 juvenile).
No sign of the RUFF (I did not see it) or any Short-billed Dowitchers today.
There was a small change in waterfowl as I observed 4 Green-winged Teals. These
are definitely new arrivals. The only other duckage highlight would be 2
continuing Ruddy Ducks and 26 Gadwall Ducklings from 3 broods.
Cheers,
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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