I spent the day at Jamaica Bay NWR. There was almost no one on the trails. I only saw two people in nearly five hours. There was incredible bird activity though. It was one of the most active days I have ever seen it in sheer numbers of birds. The highlights were three rarities and lifers for me, the Glaucous Gull, the Cackling Goose, and the Ross Goose.All three were seen on the west side of West Pond.. The complete list is on ebird. I saw ~40 species today. As I was leaving I joked with one of the birders, a first time visitor, that there was a wildlife spectacle at the refuge today. She laughed and agreed.
-- Joseph O'Sullivan. -- 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/ --
