I resisted the temptation to try the beach today as I noticed the winds were not like yesterday and so it was back on the East Pond. There were fewer shorebirds on the pond today than yesterday; my observation was conducted during a rising tide and after. The AMERICAN AVOCET continued late into the afternoon favoring various areas at the North End of the East Pond.
There was one Pectoral Sandpiper loafing among the Black-belied Plovers and let's hope this one sticks around for a bit as PECS have been rather scarce this season. More juveniles should be coming through but I am still hoping for one of those big days where something really exciting could potentially drop in. Ducks are coming as the number of Blue-winged Teals were up. With the West Pond still out of commission it might not be a good year for waterfowl viewing at Jamaica Bay. I have posted a full report with today's shorebird numbers<http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2013/08/jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge-east-pond.html>on the blog along with a few photos. Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
