I was joined by Karlo Mirth a few minutes into an afternoon hike on the North End of the East Pond at JBWR. Together we scanned the few birds that were available. Although we had a few Plovers to look at, we could not turn one into an American Golden-Plover...they all turned out to be Black-bellied Plovers.
Of note were two Pied-billed Grebes in breeding plumage seen past Sanderling Point heading South. Also seen were White-rumped Sandpipers, Stilt Sandpipers and a few juvenile Least Sandpipers, and juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs. Over on the North Island, I was able to photograph the American Oystercatcher chicks that were observed this past Sunday during the Shorebird festival. Included below, is a link below to a photo of the chicks. I am not sure if there are any records of Oystercatchers raising young on the East Pond, so it would be interesting to know if this new for the refuge. Additional links below are to the Caspian Tern and Pectoral Sandpiper that I noted on Monday over at the East Pond. Oystercatcher Chicks - http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdingdude/3819104000/in/photostream/ Caspian Tern - http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdingdude/3819104006/in/photostream/ Pectoral Sandpiper - http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdingdude/3819104012/in/photostream/ Good Birding Always! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
