Confession of a Shorebird Junkie...

Dear Readers, I must apologize for the lack of material on the blog.  It is not due to laziness or neglect, but rather I have been spending ...

Today's Photo - American Avocet...

Here are a couple of photos of the American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana ) that I found at Jamaica Bay on July 16th, that only stuck a...

Yet another funky peep...

Yep, I like em unique looking and colorful and...wait a minute. What did you think I was talking about? I am talking about birds people. ...

Female Ruff - Reeve at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge...

As I gathered my notes to write this post, I remembered that as I entered the East Pond that day, I had paid homage in my mind to the birder...

Today's Photos - ID challenge to beginning shorebirders...

Okay peeps, here is a rather easy one for you.  Time to break out the field guide; take a look at the images below and try to identify the s...

Proposed Name Change to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center...

I don't give a damn that the spin doctors are trying to sell this as only a name change to the visitor's center and not the refuge. ...

Today's Photo - Black Tern

Today's Photo - Black Skimmer...

From Ruff to Funky - What Peep?...

Least Sandpiper in transitional plumage or??  I spotted this peep on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge today, not long after I ...

Ruff stuff at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge...

On June 30th, I had suggested to Heydi Lopes that I wanted to return to Jamaica Bay on the East Pond (July 1st), to see if there was any s...