I suggest you read the e-mails I have been posting about the issue. The valve
was never replaced--not sure where you got that from.
My latest e-mail has a link to a post from 2011 that should educate you more on
how that process works and what was replaced back then.
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
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> On Jul 13, 2015, at 12:42 PM, Arie Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Shai,
>
> Can you elaborate on this problem a bit more?
>
> I was under the impression that with the east pond's valve having been
> replaced the water level problem could be mitigated and that NPS staff should
> be attending to the task of lowering the water level as presumably they are
> supposed to do.
>
> What is the problem? Are they simply not doing their job?
>
> Arie Gilbert
> North Babylon, NY
>
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>
>
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>
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>
>> On 7/13/2015 8:22 AM, Shaibal Mitra wrote:
>> Watching water evaporate is dull, especially when it is the turbid, viscous,
>> malodorous, and voluminous water of the East Pond. I stopped by the north
>> end this morning, hoping that the recent dry weather had improved matters to
>> some extent, perhaps enough to provide some habitat for longer-legged
>> species such as Lesser Yellowlegs and Stilt Sandpiper, but I was
>> disappointed. There is no shorebird habitat at all at the north end. I
>> startled one Least Sandpiper from the trail itself, under a full canopy of
>> trees, and watched a single Lesser Yellowlegs calling disconsolately as it
>> circled the deep water repeatedly before drifting off over the bay.
>>
>> Some photos of the dismal scene are here:
>>
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/LongIslandMiscellany2015#6170965175995819810
>>
>> I'm not sure what can be done at this point. I'd certainly understand it if
>> Andrew were to take a break from his advocacy, perhaps to tidy up some gaps
>> in his year list up in the north country.
>>
>> Shai Mitra
>> Bay Shore
>> From: [email protected]
>> [[email protected]] on behalf of Andrew Baksh
>> [[email protected]]
>> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 2:31 PM
>> To: nysbirds-l
>> Cc: Nyc ebirds
>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] 7-4 Jamaica Bay Queens East Pond Water Level Management
>>
>> Several people have recently contacted me about the water level situation on
>> the East Pond, so I thought a visit and update was in order.
>>
>> On this 4th of July, I visited the East Pond this morning to take a water
>> level read and to get a sense of where the pond level is at. As I suspected,
>> the recent rainfall has not helped compounded with drainage which is slow,
>> the water level remains IMO, too high for this date.
>>
>> Reports out of Canada already show shorebirds staging on the prairies and
>> Isaac Grant who is in Virginia reported to me today that surveyors out there
>> have all ready seen multiple Wilson's Phalaropes and Stilt Sandpipers among
>> the several shorebirds reported out there.
>>
>> With a West Pond basically out of commission, it is critical that the East
>> Pond, is ready for migrating shorebirds who need a place to refuel and rest.
>> At the current drainage I don't see this pond getting anywhere near the
>> levels we need to be within the next few weeks as we have ZERO flat exposure
>> on the South End which where we start seeing mudflats first.
>>
>> I suggest to start calling these numbers to let NPS officials know how
>> concerned you are about the East Pond water level.
>>
>> Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: (718) 318-4340 (pretty much they will take your
>> information but I can't guarantee anything will come of it. it)
>>
>> Alternatively, you could contact Dave Taft: 718-338-3625 or Jennifer
>> Nersesian: 718-354-4665
>>
>> Maybe one year we will get it right and this won't be necessary. For me, it
>> is very frustrating!!
>>
>> A Happy and Safe 4th of July to all,
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 5:25 PM, Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> As we are nearing mid June, some of us are already thinking about the
>>> upcoming shorebird season. I have been working with NPS over the last few
>>> years in monitoring the East Pond water levels and I wanted to report that
>>> drainage on the pond has begun for 2015. Additionally, I have begun
>>> clearing the trails to the pond.
>>>
>>> The lowering of the pond takes some time so please don't go to the pond
>>> next week and post that the water level is high. I will continue to monitor
>>> the levels and report again on the status of the pond once ample shoreline
>>> is available.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>>>
>>>> (\__/)
>>>> (= '.'=)
>>>> (") _ (")
>>>
>>> Andrew Baksh
>>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>>
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>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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