The shorebird numbers continue to remain low for the moment on the East Pond. Birding the rising and falling tide this afternoon was not terribly productive. However, the sight of 7 STILT SANDPIPERS and my 1st juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs of the season were enjoyable.
Short-billed Dowitchers were < 25; peeps ranged around 225 with the majority being Semipalmated Sandpipers. Other birds of interest on the pond included several juvenile Laughing, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls. Double-crested Cormorants whose numbers had dropped over the past few weeks were well represented this afternoon with over 100 birds sunning themselves just opposite "Calidrid Crossing." The recent rain has raised the water level on the pond. This is especially evident on the north west end so there is no dried out mud flats there. The south end remains the easiest area to access and bird. Please remember to wear proper foot wear to bird the pond and remain cautious around soft spots. Cheers, -- "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 <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> (\__/) (= '.'=) (") _ (") Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
