On Sunday, August 10th, I volunteered as an assistant to NPS Ranger, Julia Clebsch, who led a beginning shorebird walk at the Jamaica Bay East Pond. Julia did a short presentation on shorebirds and then we headed out. Among the birds we saw included, Canadian Geese, Swans, Double Breasted Cormorants, Gulls, Semi-Palmated Sandpipers, Short Bill Dowitchers, Black Crowned Night Heron, Glossy Ibis, Lesser Yellow-Legs, Greater Yellow-Legs and Least Sandpipers. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the Red-necked stint or Sharp-tailed sandpiper that were reported earlier in the week.
Shorebird watching is very new to me…I only started this year and there is much to learn. On the 24th, I will be volunteering at the annual Shorebird festival and so I hope to pick up a lot of tips from the many birding experts that will be there. Here are some pictures from the walk.
Least Sandpiper. Thanks to the folks at birdforum for helping to ID this bird.
Lesser Yellow-Legs.
Short Billed Dowitchers with Sandpipers.
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