On Januray 9th we went to Jamaica Bay very briefly. It was very cold and windy and I didn’t see many birds. I was feeling a bit moody and these images reflect that (click to view gallery).
Moody Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay
Brighton and Jamaica Bay
For Thanksgiving we took our friend Barbara with us to eat at Tatiana, a Russian restaurant, on the boardwalk at Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York for lunch. We all had red borscht, I had duck, and Barbara and I shared a huge Pavlova for desert. That was so good! After that we went to Jamaica Bay, part of Gateway NRA in Broad Channel for the sunset.
JB and Brighton
Yesterday Marc, my friend Paula and I went to Brighton Beach and ate lunch at one of the the Russian Restaurants on the boardwalk. I love the OT decorations. The food was good. After that we drove to Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, part of Gateway NRA. It was late afternoon and very windy and atmospheric. A storm was brewing. No snow geese for me yet. I’ll try another time.
Jamaica Bay Flora
Late afternoon soon lights the Phragmites, plants and the broadwalk.
Reed grass (Phragmites), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Bittersweet (Celastraceae), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Autumn-Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Red berries, Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020
Jamaica Bay Birds
A few of the birds we saw during a short trip to Jamaica Bay.
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
American Wigeon (Anas americana), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
American Wigeon (Anas americana), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
“Where did you go?” Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020
Jamaica Bay Brant
A huge number of Brant (about) recently came in from Canada and were the stars of the show at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, New York. They flew over the path first to the bay then to the pond. They couldn’t decide where to settle. I love the sounds they make (click to play sounds).
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020
JB and FBF
Jamaica Bay and Floyd Bennett Field are part of Gateway NRA, Brooklyn, New York. I added the artichoke at the end because I like the flowers.
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Jamaica Bay 8/26/2020 
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), Jamaica Bay 8/26/2020 
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), Jamaica Bay 8/26/2020 
European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) , Jamaica Bay 2/28/2020 
Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum), Jamaica Bay 8/26/2020 
Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica), Jamaica Bay 8/26/2020 
Chickweed Geometer (Haematopis grataria), Floyd Bennett Field 8/26/2020 
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Floyd Bennett Field, NY 87/26/2020 
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae), Floyd Bennett Field 8/26/2020 
Sunflower (Helianthus), Floyd Bennett Field, NY 87/26/2020 
White Campion (Silene latifolia), Floyd Bennett Field, NY 87/26/2020 
Slickseed Fuzzybean (Strophostyles leiosperma), Floyd Bennett Field, NY 87/26/2020 
Artichoke in the Farmer’s Market , Union Square 8/15/2020
Jamaica Bay
We have a new car, a 2019 VW Jetta. I named it James in honor of my mother (her maiden name). We plan to look for a less expensive place to live in a more rural area, or find a summer place, and need a car to do so.
Meanwhile, we are having fun going to places we have trouble visiting. This trip was to Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, NY.
Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020 
Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020 
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020 
Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020 
Yucca (Agavoideae Yucca glauca), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020 
Ospreys with young (Neognathae Accipitriformes Pandionidae), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020 
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020