No shorebirds on the exposed flats at Pikes in Westhampton Beach today at low tide. One flyby Royal Tern there and give more on a bar north if Triton Lane to the east.
I don't remember ever seeing shorebird numbers this low in late July Mike Cooper Ridge LI, NY Sent from my iPhone On Jul 24, 2014, at 3:25 PM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > It has been a slow week on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay. Today, saw a minimal > increase in shorebirds but the numbers remain very low. > > Highlights were 5 Stilt Sandpipers. Other notables during the week, include > a Bonaparte's Gull, last seen on the 20th and the continuing male and female > Greater Scaup. > > More details are on my blog > (http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/07/shorebirding-report-from-jamaica-bay.html) > with a comparison of shorebird numbers from the same period last year. > Let's hope that the water level did not cause shorebirds to bypass the pond > and they are just late. > > Don't forget about the comment period re: the West Pond restoration. > Here is a direct link to the comments page: > http://parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm.cfm?documentID=60140 > > A link to the overview page: > http://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=237&projectID=44691&documentID=60140 > > Thanks everyone for putting up with all the posts about the West Pond and the > fight to have it restored. > > Cheers, > -- > 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 > >> (\__/) >> (= '.'=) >> (") _ (") > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
