Hi all, Peter Dorosh wants everyone to know that the Black-necked Stilt is still on the West Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge somewhere between Benches 7...
Hi all, Just heard from Ilenne Goldstein that the Black-necked Stilt is still on the West Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. She is seeing it on the shore...
Around 9:30 this morning an adult Arctic Tern was found by Seth Ausubel but unfortunately quickly flew off to the west. 2 adult Roseate Terns were also there...
David Klauber
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Jul 12, 2008 9:55 pm
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Hi all, Shane Blodgett just called with a report that he and Doug Gochfeld had 2 Wilson's Phalaropes at the north end of the East Pond. They were first spotted...
The water level on the north end of the East Pond was still very high with very little edge, though easily passable in rubber boots. What looked like an adult...
David Klauber
davehawkowl@...
Jul 24, 2008 6:07 pm
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Hi, Exciting news. Doug Gochfield, Shane Blodgett and Bobby Kurtz have found a Red-necked Stint at the north end of the East Pond. Originally on the first...
The stint has been relocated just south of the island which is on the east side of the North Pond directly opposite the first spit mentioned below. ... From:...
Quick update. The bird was still being seen as of ~4:00 p.m. which means it has been there for at least 5.5 hours. Unfortunately Lloyd is the only one there...
I arrived around 6:15 to look for the Stint. Thanks Lloyd for waiting and showing me the general location. It took me about 40 minutes before I found it not...
David Klauber
davehawkowl@...
Aug 2, 2008 12:47 am
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I am one of the two birders (my wife Shari is the other) to whom David kindly showed the stint. After he left we hung around for about a half hour and finally...
Hi all, Good news. Seth Ausubel just called to let everyone know the Red-necked Stint continue on the east shore of the East Pond (north end). This is exactly...
Hi all, There's a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper being seen at the north end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. So far the Red-necked Stint has not been...
Hi all, Received a message from both Tom Burke and Jim S. from New Jersey that the Red-necked Stint is still on the east side of the East Pond (north end). It...
Hi again, Tom Burke called with news that the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper has been found again. It's now about 300 yards south of the island. Everyone is looking...
8/3/08 12 Noon - 12:30 PM East Pond, Jamaica Bay Refuge After finding both the red-necked stint and sharp-tailed sandpiper, as we were leaving we were lucky...
Hi all, Doug Gochfeld just called. The sandpiper is still at JBWR. Walk on the west side of the East Pond (north end) and go past the first spit, around the...
Today Rob Jett and I birded the East Pond from ~7:00 AM-11:30 AM Both of the Mega-rarities (Sharp-tailed Sandpiper & Red-necked Stint) were of course the...
Hi, Received this from Michael Duffy: Hi Lloyd Both birds being seen as of around 6:15 pm. Michael [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi all, I just heard from Doug Gochefeld. After speaking with several people who are looking for the birds, so far all reports are negative. If anything...
Hi all, I received a report that the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper was seen early this morning but an unthinking birder walking on the east side of the pond flushed...
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ElliottZ
ellzich@...
Aug 7, 2008 3:32 pm
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Hi all, A Red-necked Phalarope was found late this afternoon at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The bird was at the north end of the East Pond near an exposed...
Just after 7:30 this morning I saw the RN Phalarope in the first cove. Before I could reach the area all the shorebirds flew up, some resettling to other...
David Klauber
davehawkowl@...
Aug 13, 2008 2:33 pm
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This morning I birded the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge with Shane Blodgett leading up to, through, and after high tide. At the South End early we...
Hi all, While leading a Young Birders group, Doug Gochfeld an Shai Mitra found a White Ibis at the south end of the East Pond. Unfortunately, it flew east and...
I just spoke with Shai Mitra to clarify that the ibis he saw this morning was a WHITE-FACED IBIS not a White Ibis. The bird has still not been relocated. Hugh...
Hugh McGuinness
hmcguinness@...
Aug 16, 2008 3:49 pm
2075
The Scissortailed Flycatcher remains at the Long Lane park side of Galeville. It was sitting on a bluebird house and sallies forth ocasionally. Irene Sent...
IWarshauer@...
Aug 16, 2008 7:24 pm
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Lloyd called to say that Doug Gotchfeld called him to report a White-faced Ibis currently at the raunt at the south-end of East Pond at Jamaica Bay. [Non-text...
ElliottZ
ellzich@...
Aug 19, 2008 2:49 pm
2077
Yesterday afternoon around 4 PM Norm Klein and his friend Frank found an unusual flycatcher with a long forked tail in Northport, Suffolk County. They watched...
