Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status
Update for folks interested. I spoke by phone with Pat Rafferty. Her feedback
in summary was, NPS is aware of the issue and actively working on resolving the
problem with the fence. I will keep the list serve updated with any news on
that front as I receive them.
As far as the water level. The pond is draining and hopefully without too much
rain, will shape up soon (fingers and toes crossed) for migrating shorebirds.
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 The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
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> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:25 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
>
> Thanks for the shout out Steve.
>
> Pat Rafferty and Jennifer Nersesian were also notified. Hopefully, we have
> some sort of resolution to this issue quickly.
>
> 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 The Art of War
>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>> (") _ (")
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>
>> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Steve Walter wrote:
>>
>> I stopped off at Jamaica Bay yesterday to check out the East Pond. Not
>> trying to do Andrew’s “job” (in fact, he already tipped me off), but I’ll
>> say that I went dragonflying (and I don’t mind getting my feet wet).
>> Currently, the water extends all the way to the reeds along of the southwest
>> part of the pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an
>> inch and a half. But we’ve been down that road before, and time will solve
>> that (barring more heavy rains).
>>
>> The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a
>> fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access
>> to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy
>> northeast entrance). I don’t know where exactly the park boundary is and if
>> this is legal. I’ll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an
>> e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend
>> tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.
>>
>> In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you’re planning a visit to the
>> East Pond.
>>
>>
>> Steve Walter
>> Bayside, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status
Thanks for the shout out Steve.
Pat Rafferty and Jennifer Nersesian were also notified. Hopefully, we have some
sort of resolution to this issue quickly.
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 The Art of War
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Steve Walter wrote:
>
> I stopped off at Jamaica Bay yesterday to check out the East Pond. Not trying
> to do Andrew’s “job” (in fact, he already tipped me off), but I’ll say that I
> went dragonflying (and I don’t mind getting my feet wet). Currently, the
> water extends all the way to the reeds along of the southwest part of the
> pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an inch and a
> half. But we’ve been down that road before, and time will solve that (barring
> more heavy rains).
>
> The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a
> fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access
> to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy
> northeast entrance). I don’t know where exactly the park boundary is and if
> this is legal. I’ll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an
> e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend
> tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.
>
> In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you’re planning a visit to the
> East Pond.
>
>
> Steve Walter
> Bayside, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Status
I stopped off at Jamaica Bay yesterday to check out the East Pond. Not trying to do Andrew's "job" (in fact, he already tipped me off), but I'll say that I went dragonflying (and I don't mind getting my feet wet). Currently, the water extends all the way to the reeds along of the southwest part of the pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an inch and a half. But we've been down that road before, and time will solve that (barring more heavy rains). The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy northeast entrance). I don't know where exactly the park boundary is and if this is legal. I'll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon. In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you're planning a visit to the East Pond. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
