The day after Tropical storm Hannah passed through, we traveled south to Jamaica Bay NWR in search of any birds which may have been carried north by the storm. By the time we arrived, however, the storm had long since left and the winds were zephyrs at best. The north end of the east pond was flooded from the heavy rains and with no mudflats exposed was not suitable for the waders. The south end, while a bit muddy, was much better and produced my life red-necked phalarope. At first, the bird was quite distant, but our group inched forward and the bird actually swam closer to us as we approached. Plenty of peeps, a nice shot of a Pectoral sandpiper, a bald eagle and a peregrine rounded out the day's production. Any time there is a life-bird involved, the trip has been worth the effort.
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