Ruffs continue on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Both the White-headed and Rufous Ruff (my nicknames) appear to be moving around a lot. As a result, it is getting tougher to find them; please be patient when looking for either birds and look carefully along the edges of the East side on the North End, which they seem to prefer.
Reminder, based on my observations: wader/knee high boots are preferred to bird the pond; sneakers and hiking boots are not going to cut it unless you don't mind the East Pond mud in your shoes. I have posted some photos of the second Ruff here<http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2012/07/2nd-ruff-at-jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge.html>. Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> wrote: > The second Ruff that was discovered this morning has not been seen for > well over an hour. Last observed with Tom Burke, Gail Benson and Doug > Futumya on the Southend of the East Pond. > > We think it could have flown off the pond...perhaps into the bay. The > initial Ruff from Sunday is still on the pond being seen on the eastern > side from the North End past 'Dead Man's Cove' or 'Mud Cove' as named on > NYC Audubon's East Pond map referenced in another post by Lynn Hertzog. > Good and responsible birding! > Andrew Baksh > Queens NY > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > (\__/) > (= '.'=) sent from somewhere in the field via my mobile device. > (") _ (") > -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
