Andrew, Thank you for this reminder. We’ll work on messaging about boots and safety. I will work on NPS… K
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2021, at 12:01 AM, New York State Birds digest > <[email protected]> wrote: > > NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Monday, July 19, 2021. > > 1. =?utf-8?Q?Jamaica_Bay_East_Pond_summary_and_PSA=E2=80=A6?= > 2. =?utf-8?Q?BBWD_on_the_East_Pond_across_from_the_Raunt=E2=80=A6?= > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Jamaica_Bay_East_Pond_summary_and_PSA=E2=80=A6?= > From: Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:05:01 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > Following my report earlier today of a Long-billed Dowitcher (LBDO) on the > Southend. I found another 2 LBDOs as I covered the Pond from the south to the > northend and back. > > Additional highlights included, 31 STILT SANDPIPERS, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 3 > PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. 23 KILLDEERS (including fledglings), 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 > GULL-BILLED TERN, 3 PURPLE MARTINS, 1 ADULT BALD EAGLE and the continuing > WHITE-FACED IBIS. > > Both Yellowlegs continue with decent numbers. Least Sandpiper numbers are > building and Semipalmated Sandpipers are trickling in. With the water level > it is, we might get one of those seasons where the Dowitcher numbers build > nicely. Today’s Short-billed Dowitcher number was 397 which saw a nice jump > since my last visit. > > The Duckage numbers seemed quite low but Blue-winged Teal and Ruddy Ducks are > still around. > > And now for a PSA: I am seeing a lot of new faces venturing out onto the East > Pond. This is all great but I get the sense that many of these new visitors > are not privy to some of the dodgy areas on the Pond. Today, through my scope > I watched an older gentleman taking a spill near the Raunt. This, even though > he was in close proximity to veteran users of the Pond. To the admins of the > various messaging groups, please encourage your members to exercise caution > when visiting the Pond. Do not wander around casually. > > I also cannot emphasize enough. Knee High boots unless you are feeling brave > or immune like Steve Walter. > > I have opened up more trails on the south end to allow visitors to avoid > walking the edge of Schriber’s Slew. I’ll widen those trails sometime during > the week as well as filling in some more of the holes at the Southend edge. > > Good East Pond Birding! > > -------- > “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but > manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran > > "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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: =?utf-8?Q?BBWD_on_the_East_Pond_across_from_the_Raunt=E2=80=A6?= > From: Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2021 11:22:58 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Ken Fuestel just called to report that the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was > just seen across from the Raunt. > > Cheers, > > -------- > “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but > manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran > > "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 > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > -- 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/ --
