Plumb Beach and East Pond - 15th Aug

A return visit to Jamaica Bay to see if there were any changes, this time exploring the southern end of the pond. The birds were largely the same, with much better views of the two Gull-billed Terns. The American Avocet was still showing well in much the same place as yesterday. The only birds that were new for me were juveniles of both Black-crowned Night Heron and Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

An early visit to Plumb Beach was less productive, other than an adult Clapper Rail with 6 chicks.

Adult Gull-billed Tern

Common Tern and Least Tern at Plumb Beach

Juvenile Peregrine hunting over the East Pond

Northern Waterthrush

Eastern Kingbird

Clapper Rail

Clapper Rail chicks are very cute!