Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Aug 30, 2009)

Below are a few images from my trip to the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on Sunday. Birds present included the continuing American Avocets (2), the previously seen Red-necked Phalarope in the northwest corner, and other usual birds.

White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) non-breeding plumage (East Pond, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge)

White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) breeding plumage (East Pond, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge)

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - Juvenile bathing (East Pond, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge)

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) (East Pond, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge)

Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) taking flight from the pond (East Pond, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge)

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All images © Clarence Holmes