Would a report of a Royal Tern on the East Pond increase Jamaica Bay's tern excitement status? There was one seen yesterday by several birders including John Gluth, Doug Futuyma and I. In addition, I found a Bonaparte Gull (non breeding), also on the East Pond.
Doug and I had birded Cupsoge earlier where our highlights was a Western Sandpiper (probably the same one seen today by the NYSOA young birders club) along with Roseate Terns. During our time at Cupsogue, I found and photographed a funky looking peep. Some photos of that peep can be see here http://bit.ly/ctiVkG - I will upload more photos as I cycle through the lot. Good summer birding! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Steve Walter <[email protected]> wrote: > Of note other than the pelican, there were a bunch of *Bank Swallows*joining > Tree Swallows in landing in a leafless tree along the section of the > bay where the pelican is. I can't ever remember seeing perched Bank Swallows > at Jamaica Bay. While Jamaica Bay isn't going to match Cupsogue for tern > excitement, the West Pond had a large aggreagtion of Common, Forster's and > Least Terns, and Black Skimmers. A *Black Tern* was a fly by on the bay on > the south side of the West Pond and a *Gull-billed Tern* flew over the > north dike toward the East Pond. The water is high on the East Pond > (although lowering was in progress this morning), with only long-legged > shorebirds finding habitat (except for a few Least Sandpipers at the extreme > south end). The water is low on the West Pond, making it more favorable for > high tide roosting. For those with an eye for things, Needham's Skimmers > (nothing like Black Skimmers) are back along the southwest corner of the > East Pond. > > Steve Walter > Bayside, NY > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
