Answer to Shorebird Quiz # 2

The answer to shorebird quiz # 2 , is that there are two species in the photo.  The first one is easy as it is a Dowitcher and in this case,...

Jamaica Bay East Pond Field Notes 8-20 through 8-27

While the number of shorebirds have fallen off.  The East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens NY, continues to be the place for s...

Wordless Wednesday...

Hatched Red-Knot from Argentina re-sighted in Queens New York...

I have an update on the banded Red-Knot that I photographed and documented on August 14th, 2012. This evening, I received a certificate fr...

American White Pelican at Jamaica Bay Queens NY...

Coming on the heels of the Two Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Jones Beach on Sunday, it was pretty cool to get a AWPE a few da...

Wordless Wednesday...

It has been a while since I posted one, so enjoy!

Shorebird Quiz 2...

In keeping with our Shorebird theme for the summer, here is shorebird quiz number 2. Take a look at the photo (see below) and try to ident...

Today's Photo - Stilt Sandpiper...

Tags: Stilt Sandpiper , Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge , Queens , New York

Olympic Jump - Shorebird Style...

In honor of the 2012 Summer Olympics!  A shorebird demonstrating how the long jump is done.

Jamaica Bay East Pond field notes 8-5 through 8-7 2012.

The East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge continues to be the place for shorebirding this season. After taking a break on Saturday fro...

4th Ruff at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens County...

Need "ruffhage" in your diet? Head over to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where there is no doubt in my mind that a 4th Ruff was re...