Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Perusing the mudflats of East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Perusing the mudflats of East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Perusing the mudflats of East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Perusing the mudflats of East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Ceratina strenua

Ceratina Carpenter Bee on Blue Phlox (Female)(42 Frame Stack)(NYC)

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

Autumn foraging amongst Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum) seed heads, a vital source of sustenace theough Northeast chills.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)