I birded the East Pond for a few hours today testing access along the north end and getting in some shorebirding.
An estimated 300 Shorebirds on the East Pond consisting of 8 species. The highlights included LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (1), STILT SANDPIPERS (21). All feeding comfortably just past "Dead Man's Cove." Here is a link to a digiscoped shot of today's LBDO https://flic.kr/p/VJ86Xz Non shorebirding highlight was 1 adult GULL-BILLED TERN. On the West Pond, it was quiet with single Spotted and Least Sandpipers observed. Thank you to all who either called in or wrote to NPS, expressing your concerns regarding the "fence situation" on the East Pond South End. As I have stated in an earlier e-mail, NPS is aware and working towards a resolution. Don Riepe, the Mundys and I are working together in pushing for a resolution. This includes both a short term fix and hopefully a long term solution. I will keep everyone posted as we make progress. In other East Pond news, the water level continue to drop. Hopefully, within a week or two shoreline will open up on the North End for easier access. I keep folks updated on that situation as well. Keep the faith and thank you all for your patience. -------- "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/[email protected]/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/ --
