Besides warblers and other landbirds, many shorebirds are heading south right now and passing through NYC. In the Bronx, at the Orchard Beach parking lot, a series of temporary freshwater pools, each less than four inches deep, have become a favorite resting/feeding spot for these birds including several uncommon to rare species. Last week on 25 August (Friday at 6:30pm), alerted by by two friends, Deborah and I photographed Red-necked Phalaropes, formerly called Northern Phalaropes - see photos of the two birds at below. Then today at 8am, Jack Rothman photographed two Whimbrels at the same spot - see his two photos below and check out Jack's web site: www.CityIslandBirds.com
