Date: July 29, 2010 Location: Jamaica Bay, East Pond Observers: The ‘200’ Challenge Club Reported By: Joe Giunta Our group of eight birders visited the East Pond, north end, of Jamaica Bay. We started at 10am and we were in pursuit of adding birds to our year list. We saw a total of 47 species including 13 shorebirds. The shorebird list was: Wilson’s Phalarope, Hudsonian Godwit, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Stilt Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Black-bellied Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs. In addition to the shorebirds other birds of interest that we saw were: White Pelican, Boat-tailed Grackle and Blue-winged Teal. We finished the walk at about 2:30pm on the south end of the East Pond. The water conditions are very high and you will need knee boots to navigate the walk.
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