August 29, 2015 Jamaica Bay trip

Our fall weekend trip kickoff. We had eight folks on our warm Saturday walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife refuge. As it happened there was the annual Shorebird Festival going on as well. The temperatures were getting warmer and little or no wind in the early morning, though it did pick up as I was leaving.We did see a smattering of shorebirds. I added four FOY birds to my list, two shorebirds and two terns. we saw a total of 33 species. As a side attraction we saw a Hummingbird Moth on the loosestrife

The pond was more drained than I am used to seeing. Walking was much easier. I had to leave early due to family/social obligations.