I have received several inquiries over the past few days about the status of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens Co. Rather than respond individually, I am putting out a PSA.
As most of you know, the East Pond water level suffered a setback due to recent heavy rains. NPS has kept on top of the water situation ensuring drainage is going full throttle and providing feedback on the level. The latest update this AM, shows that the water has dropped .6 in 36 hours. Despite that apparent movement which is positive. The water on the pond remains high. I just came from the north end of the pond and there is little to no shoreline. The water is over my ankle. If you are planning on visiting the pond and not familiar with navigating the North End, I suggest birding the South End, keeping in mind that the water is unusually high for the reasons stated earlier. For those who work better with a visual. I tweeted a few photos of what the pond looks like at the North End. https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1030508687868276742?s=21 I will continue to provide updates when necessary. Let’s keep hoping for the best. Feel free to hit me up with any questions regarding birding the pond. Cheers, “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have” ~ James A. Baldwin -------- "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 > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
