Andrew, Please know that we birders are very, very grateful! Thank you so very, very much!
Best, Vicki > On Aug 25, 2020, at 5:44 PM, Andrew Baksh [email protected] [ebirdsnyc] > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Salutations: Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day! > > Yesterday, I spent a good 5+ hours on the East Pond, making my way up north > from the southend. My goal was to get to “Calidrid Crossing” to cut back the > trail. I did accomplish that and cleared out most of the Poison Ivy until my > blade lost its edge. Another visit should give me a chance to make it > cleaner. Nevertheless, it is passable! > > The water remains high in several areas on the pond; especially, up North. > However, more flats have opened up on the southend and if we continue to get > dry weather and good drainage, it should look quite good in a week or two. > > Here is a link showing photos of how high the water is in some areas up > North. https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1298075730040029185?s=21 > <https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1298075730040029185?s=21> > > Ideally, we want dryer flats and then some rain. The result would be little > pools formed which is a magnet for hungry peeps. I think we will get there. > > As far as my survey: there were well over 1,000 shorebirds on the pond, > dominated by Semipalmated Sandpipers who outnumbered the Least Sandpipers. > Both species were quite vocal and active; engaging in a lot of bumping and > what I like to call “flexing.” The highlights included double digit numbers > of Western Sandpipers and 1 Adult White-rumped Sandpiper beginning it’s > pre-basic moult. > > I have reached out to NPS to work out setting up the boot washing station. If > you visit please exercise caution navigating the pond, respecting the > habitat and the birds. > > Cheers, > > -------- > "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 <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> The Art of War > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > >> (\__/) >> (= '.'=) >> (") _ (") >> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com <http://www.birdingdude.blogspot.com/> > > __._,_.___ > Posted by: Andrew Baksh <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Reply via web post > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ebirdsnyc/conversations/messages/19536;_ylc=X3oDMTJycDNsbmZvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxOTUzNgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzE1OTgzOTE4OTE-?act=reply&messageNum=19536> > • Reply to sender > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20East%20Pond%20Report%208-24-20> > • Reply to group > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20East%20Pond%20Report%208-24-20> > • Start a New Topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ebirdsnyc/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMXJsaXEyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzE1OTgzOTE4OTE-> > • Messages in this topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ebirdsnyc/conversations/topics/19536;_ylc=X3oDMTM3MmRwOHR0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxOTUzNgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzE1OTgzOTE4OTEEdHBjSWQDMTk1MzY-> > (1) > ebirdsnyc: bird sightings from the NYC area > VISIT YOUR GROUP > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ebirdsnyc/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmczNzYWF2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE1OTgzOTE4OTE-> > > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZ3VyN2I4BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTU5ODM5MTg5MQ-->• > Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of > Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > . > > > __,_._,___ -- 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/ --
