This afternoon I trekked out to Robert Moses State Park's Democrat Point,
to check for shorebirds and anything Hurricane Bill might have sent
this way.
I walked along the ocean beach and observed the building surf. There were
several tidal pools deposited by previous high tides. Using these, in
My wife and I were birding Piermont Pier, Rockland Co. around 4 PM this
afternoon. Shortly after we arrived, we ran into Drew Ciganek and Carol
Weiss. Drew asked if we were there to see the Yellow-fronted Canary, to
which I replied "What". The bird was easily located by following its
clear,
Betsy and I returned to Hulbert Rd late this afternoon after a couple more
heavy thunderstorms. The puddles were very large and bode well for
shorebirds here, possibly into September! There were many more individuals
than in the morning plus one additional species, a juvenile SHORT-BILLED
Today at about 1:30 at Shu Swamp in Nassau County I heard, then observed and
photographed a pair of Common Ravens flying over. This was a first for me on
Long Island. I have heard (maybe it's been reported here) that a pair has been
residing in Roslyn, which is about 10 miles to the southwest
This morning on my way out to Jamaica Bay I checked in on Floyd Bennett Field
and the Brooklyn Golf driving range, however there were not many shorebirds
around (5 Black-bellied Plovers flying around the driving range). As they say
though, one is all it takes, and I was shocked to see an
Birds observed this morning on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge included three previously reported Wilson's Phalaropes in the
northeast corner of the East Pond, an American Avocet ranging from the
island south to Mud Cove, an immature Sora, feeding along the line of
Phragmites
Birds on the spit at the Coast Guard Station this morning around the
high tide included 2 royal terns, 4 black terns, a long-billed
dowitcher, and 9 western willets.
Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY
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Following what has been the worst summer doldrums I can ever recall in the
county, Lance Verderame, Arlene Borko and I had a great day today. The storms
of the last two days really brought us some special birds. As Arlene and I
were headed up-county, Lance called to inform us he had found a
The puddles on Hulbert Rd received a much-needed shot of rain yesterday and
today, probably over an inch. They are now nearly as full as I have seen
them this summer. This morning there was a big increase in the shorebirds
as well, since my last check on Wednesday afternoon. The highlights were
It seems certain what I saw yesterday at Jamaica Bay WR was a young Hooded
Merganser. I observed the bird with Rob Jett and he sent me these two links to
show what exactly it looks like.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rick_leche/37147866/in/photostream/
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Aug. 21, 2009
* NYNY0908.21
- Birds mentioned
SANDWICH TERN+
Cory's Shearwater
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN AVOCET
Willet
WHIMBREL
MARBLED GODWIT
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Yesterday while looking at shorebirds at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay WR, I
noticed a small flock of about 6 Northern shovelers and noticed a small
grebe-like bird smimming through the flock. Immediatly I though it was a
Pied-billed Grebe but I remained looking closely at the subtle details
Following what has been the worst summer doldrums I can ever recall in the
county, Lance Verderame, Arlene Borko and I had a great day today. The storms
of the last two days really brought us some special birds. As Arlene and I
were headed up-county, Lance called to inform us he had found a
Birds observed this morning on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge included three previously reported Wilson's Phalaropes in the
northeast corner of the East Pond, an American Avocet ranging from the
island south to Mud Cove, an immature Sora, feeding along the line of
Phragmites
Betsy and I returned to Hulbert Rd late this afternoon after a couple more
heavy thunderstorms. The puddles were very large and bode well for
shorebirds here, possibly into September! There were many more individuals
than in the morning plus one additional species, a juvenile SHORT-BILLED
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