I should probably soften my reference to the NJ Dotterels as 'likely'. Reviewing the heavily cropped photos (see NJ list) I'm less convinced that American Golden-Plover can be safely ruled out. Hopefully the birds have lingered overnight and will be studied carefully today. Will update the list if I hear any more.
Dotterel is a species that comes to mind when thinking of possible origins for a Corncrake and Common Greenshank. There was also a recent report of a candidate Common/Oriental Cuckoo in MA but as far as I know it was not photographed or refound. Angus Wilson On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Things come in threes and while I missed the Greenshank and the Corn > Crake you twitchers should be good for one more great rarity before winter > sets in. > > This might be answered in the form of 2 likely (EURASIAN) DOTTEREL, > photographed on the the Johnson Sod farm in Salem Co., southern NJ. > > Angus Wilson > -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
