We had a fabulous day with approx. 170 people attending throughout the day. I want to thank Tom Burke, Gail Benson, Doug Gochfeld and Andrew Baksh for their invaluable help as field leaders. They were really great. Although the quantity of birds wasn't there we did have many Stilt Sandpipers and Western Sandpipers up very close. There were a couple of Black Terns and one Gull-billed Tern. Of course there were Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers along with White-rumped Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and both Yellowlegs. Earlier in the morning Andrew (Birding Dude) Baksh saw a Baird's which we couldn't relocate. We finished the day with a presentation given by Kevin Karlson. He gave a very entertaining and informative look at his new book "Birding by Impression" part of the Peterson series. I want to publicly than the hard working people of Gateway National Recreation Area especially Jen Nersesian. Also NYC Audubon and the American Littoral Society for sponsoring the event.
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