Improved numbers of shorebirds this morning at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton Suffolk Co included about 200 Short- billed Dowitchers and about 200 total of 11 other species- no notable rarities among them. Best were a single breeding plumaged Red Knot and 2 Western Willets.
A sea watch produced no pelagic birds, but a large pod of about 50 dolphins slowly made their way from west to east. Several individuals breached entirely out if the water- something I haven't seen from land here before. A single Leaser Black- backed Gull was loafing in the beach. At Shinnecock, a large fin cruising along offshore was probably connected to a Basking Shark. Mike Cooper Ridge, LI, NY Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2014, at 4:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > 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 > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/ --
