The White-rumped Sandpiper is an entertaining shorebird, aggressive and ornery, willing to chase other birds from the area it is feeding in no matter...
Shortly after posting this gallery of juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers I was back on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay and had perhaps the most...
Juvenile Least Sandpipers are among the most beautiful of shorebirds. Their gorgeous white-fringed feathers and propensity for allowing close approach combine to make them...
Short-billed Dowitchers are one of those species that, at least for me, fade into the background once I have seen my first of the...
When leaving the East Pond of Jamaica Bay on Saturday we came across this sunning Gray Catbird. At first glance we thought it was...
I could watch terns all day long. Flying, hunting, calling, preening, or just sitting around, I find terns fascinating. It just seems so improbable...
A recent visit to the East Pond of the Jamaica Bay got me up close and personal with quite a few species of shorebird,...
This year has been a good year to see Wilson’s Phalaropes at Jamaica Bay. There were several that stopped by this spring on their...
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