Date: Aug. 1,2014 Location: Jamaica Bay-East Pond The water conditions have improved since my last visit earlier in the week. On the south end of the East Pond I only had to walk through 50 feet of 2 inch water to reach the "Raunt" area. On the north end of the East Pond I walked through 20 feet of 2 inch water before reaching a path that leads to an dry area opposite the "Island". Going further is still a challenge. The birds were very good. My visit was between 10 am and 1pm, just before high tide. I saw the following: American Avocet-1 ( good color) Am. Oystercatcher- 2 Black-bellied Plover- 12 Semipalmated Plover- 30 Short-billed Dowitcher- 100 Greater Yellowlegs-2 Lesser Yellowlegs-1 Spotted Sandpiper- 4 Semiplamated Sandpiper- 900 Least Sandpiper- 10 Stilt Sandpiper- 3 Also present were:Gull-billed Tern, Marsh Wren. Little Blue Heron, Peregrine Falcon (satisfied and left after it picked off some shorebird) Good Birding, Joe Giunta --
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