Monthly Archives: September 2009

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Sep 15, 2009): American Golden-Plovers

American Golden-Plover

My successful visit to the East Pond to photograph two of my target birds, American Golden-Plover and Pectoral Sandpiper.

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Northern Wheatear in Stratford, CT

Northern Wheatear

Photography of a Northern Wheatear at Sikorsky Airport in Stratford, Connecticut, a Eurasian species only seen occasionally in the eastern US.

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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Sep 4, 2009)

American Avocets

Images captured during the day’s visit to the East Pond including American Avocets, Wilson’s Phalaropes, and Stilt Sandpipers.

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Bird Photography at Nickerson Beach

Semipalmated Plover

Photographic opportunities at this Nassau County beach including large breeding colonies of Black Skimmers and Common Terns, as well as other bird species.

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