The pond was opened to the ocean two or three days ago and the decrease in water level has exposed productive mud/sand flats. The opening closed naturally last night so the water level will increase steadily in the coming days.
This morning (and yesterday evening) there were 15 species of shorebirds present. Today's highlights: Baird's Sandpiper-2 White-rumped Sandpiper-6 Stilt Sandpiper-1 Also: Royal Tern-1 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
