Aug 20th Jamaica Bay Refuge return of the shorebirds,

Leader Tom Stepehson

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023
Subject: Instructions for Aug 20th Jamaica Bay Refuge return of the shorebirds,
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,
Thanks again for your scouting yesterday. 
In spite of the very limited access to the East Pond, we had a fun time with a great group.

The West Pond was very birdy, with a good number of passerines and some shorebirds, including one of the day's highlights:
three Baird's Sandpipers.
There we also had Black Skimmer, Great Crested and Willow Flycatchers, some flying Purple Martins, Gull-billed Tern, Little Blue Heron, and more.
We then went over to the East Pond and found the Red-necked Phalarope that had been seen by others earlier, plus a White-rumped Sandpiper. But there wasn't much in the way of open mudflats, and thus not many other shorebirds. 
Here's the list. Forrest has the definitive list that has 5 more species (I missed them so I'm not sure what they were...) for a total of 69 species.https://ebird.org/checklist/S147725025
Best regards,
Tom

Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Green Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Skimmer
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Boat-tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

 

Fwd: Photos — 8/5/23 Plumb Beach BBC Walk

"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."

preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul

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From Asher Fusco
Date: Sat, Aug 5, 2023, 12:48 PM
Subject: Photos — 8/5/23 Plumb Beach BBC Walk
To: <Prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter, 

Thanks so much for leading today's walk! 

Please find attached a ZIP folder with a few images taken by Tracey. Please let me know if you have any issues accessing the folder.

Below is the full species list with counts — and here's the eBird checklist. I shared the checklist with Elaine and Kathy via eBird as well, but it looks like they may need to accept the checklist on their end — let me know if there's anyone else with whom I should share the list. Thanks again Peter, see you soon!

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)	13
Mourning Dove	6
Chimney Swift	2
Clapper Rail	3
American Oystercatcher	6
Semipalmated Plover	85
Ruddy Turnstone	1
Sanderling	9
Least Sandpiper	4
Semipalmated Sandpiper	48
Short-billed Dowitcher	8
Spotted Sandpiper	2
Greater Yellowlegs	12
Laughing Gull	34
Ring-billed Gull	10
Herring Gull	9
Great Black-backed Gull	3
Least Tern	50
Common Tern	16
Forster's Tern	1
Black Skimmer	5
Double-crested Cormorant	5
Great Blue Heron	1
Snowy Egret	1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	2
Osprey	2
Tree Swallow	1
Bank Swallow	1
Barn Swallow	8
European Starling	75
Gray Catbird	1
Northern Mockingbird	3
American Robin	1
House Sparrow	1
Song Sparrow	2
Red-winged Blackbird	6

- Asher

 BBC - 080523.zip