I spent 5 hours on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay this morning noting a small
uptick in Shorebirds. Noticeably, the increase were of 3 species. Short-billed
Dowitchers were nearing the hundred mark and an increase in both Lesser and
Greater Yellowlegs was evident. 4 Black-belied Plovers popped in and out in a
matter of minutes. Their presence, brief as it was, brought my shorebird
species count to 10. Eleven, if I counted separately the one SBDO
(Short-billed Dowitcher) Hendersoni subspecies candidate.
A male Wood Duck was seen in flight a few times and it almost seemed as though
he was looking for his mate given the calls and flights.
Saving the best for last, I found another ringed Double Crested Cormorant and I
was able to read the code. The one I found yesterday was there again today and
I was able to verify the code that I had documented.
In another first for me on the pond. I documented a ringed Glossy Ibis and
also was lucky enough to read the code. This one required all of my Shinobi
skills to get within range for a read but I managed it. Master Jiraiya, would
have been proud of me :-)
It's heating up out there folks. Stay cool, drink lots of water and please do
check in on your elderly kin.
Cheers,
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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