Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge; 6 Apr An expanded crew met at Hempstead Lake SP and journeyed to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Only a single Pine and a couple of Yellow-rumped Warblers were among the few land migrants. There were several BROWN THRASHERS singing.
>From bench 1, we saw a LITTLE BLUE HERON in the marsh with a pair of American >Oystercatchers. In the bay beyond terrapin trail, there were 8 Horned Grebes, >one in almost full plumage. Many Shovelers, both Scaup and Ruddy Ducks were in >the pond along with a number of other waterfowl.. Returning, we found 4 FORSTER'S TERNS diving into the water from the bench 1 area. All in all, a few signs of Spring. Sy Schiff -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
