National Park Service (NPS) management and JBWR refuge staff have been keeping
me updated on this year’s efforts and progress on an early East Pond drawdown.
Today, I confirmed that the Pond is shaping up quite nicely by schelping up
from the south end to the north. Note: this does not mean we have shoreline for
sneakers - yes, people have asked me in the past. Knee high boots as always and
there are still many soft spots under above ankle water.
Most of the wider access points on the south end west side are already cleared
thanks to NPS. I will try and clear out the ones on the south end east side and
take a look at the north end as time permits. The fence on the south end is
still there so visitors will need to continue walking around to get to the
other side to access the pond. Please, let’s not blow up the list serve with
“the sky is falling posts” about the fence. It has been there for 1 season now
and we have dealt with it while NPS management sorts out the legality.
Given the staff turnover at the refuge, I am reluctant to get too overjoyed but
I think we are close to having a dynamic process in place to managing the water
levels and preparing the trails for East Pond usage. Big up to NPS, Rick
Jenkins, Timothy Farrell, Matt and all the crew from maintenance who were open
to suggestions and have worked to make things more efficient.
Oh yeah, there are birds to report too. Notables included: A banded Glossy
Ibis, Eastern Willet, Greater Yellowlegs, a few Black Skimmers, American
Oystercatchers, Bonaparte Gulls (2) and a Black-billed Cuckoo.
Cheers,
“Never going back on your word no matter what and never giving up despite what
the odds may tell you to do. That is the Shinobi way.” - Gamma Sennin.
--------
"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
--
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/
--
