On Jamaica Bay's East Pond, there was a Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the sand
spit north of the Raunt late this morning - for a little while until a
Peregrine caused everything to shuffle. Also present were at least 6 Western
Sandpipers and 2 Pectoral Sandpipers. Overall numbers of shorebirds look
go
I birded the East Pond today on two tide cycles. First this morning and then
later this afternoon.
Not a lot of Shorebirds and a marauding Peregrine Falcon made the birds quite
skittish. I would estimate the numbers at around 200 and I am being generous.
In total 15 species of Shorebirds. The
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 kep
Hi all,
In the past couple of years we've had major problems getting the refuge
staff to lower the water levels on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge to proper levels. The importance of this is for the returning
shorebirds having a place to both feed and roost.
I'm happy to report that
The Sora is here today, to the left of the south entrance to the pond.
Other highlights so far (nothing unexpected):
3 Stilt Sandpipers
3 Western Sandpipers
1 Pectoral Sandpiper
Many juvenile peeps
11 shorebird species so far. Haven’t been to the North end yet.
Tripper
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NYSbirds-L L
susan herbst,
a good thought on your part. unless andrew backsh can say otherwise with his
knowledge of the inner workings of the national park service, in my view the
problem is that
in this day and age, the issues of liabilities and lawsuits would very likely
prevent any volunteer from work
This morning, I cleared out the north end trail on the west side of the East
Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, making it usable for the 2017 Shorebird
Season.
The water level on the pond is high and I would advise against attempting to
bird the pond for now. Compounding the water level probl
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There's also a Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy: http://www.jbrpc.org/
Christina Wilkinson
Queens, NY
- Original Message -
From: "John Askildsen"
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:17:27 PM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] JBWR
kaway Parks Conservancy: http://www.jbrpc.org/
>
> Christina Wilkinson
> Queens, NY
>
> From: "John Askildsen"
> To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:17:27 PM
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] JBWR East Pond Water Levels
>
> susan herbst,
directed at the City
> of New York:
> http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/jamaica-bay-and-the-rockaways
>
> You can contact the commissioner via this form:
> http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/maildpr.html
> There's also a Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy: http://www.jbrp
I did two tours on the East Pond today (AM & PM), in the hopes that the Ruff
might be re-found. Alas, I was unsuccessful. There was nothing of note save for
the continuing White-faced Ibis which was on the south end in the afternoon. It
was loafing with around 17 Glossy Ibis', in the cove near a
I spent 5 hours on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay this morning noting a small
uptick in Shorebirds. Noticeably, the increase were of 3 species. Short-billed
Dowitchers were nearing the hundred mark and an increase in both Lesser and
Greater Yellowlegs was evident. 4 Black-belied Plovers popped in
NO sign of the Ruff this AM.
"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
I spent some time on the Pond today as well, passing Andrew on the western
shore as I worked my way north. I only have a few notes to add. The Acadian
Flycatcher is still on site, audible even across the East Pond! I also heard a
few Marsh Wrens and saw fledglings of many local breeders. A young
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