Hi Folks,
Nice omen!
One reason the spotted sandpipers might be less visible is because
at least one is sitting on 4 eggs, as Stef Karkuff and I observed this
morning. This the first bird known to nest in the recent wetland
restoration.
John Confer
On 5/17/2011 4:32 PM, David McCartt wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I stopped briefly this morning at Goetchius Wetland and found a nice
> variety of shorebirds. There was at least one GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
> KILLDEERS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, and what I think
> were LEAST SANDPIPERS. I had SPOTTED SANDPIPERS there last week and
> would not be surprised if there are other species that I did not see
> or couldn't identify. This is an area that deserves to be checked out
> more thoroughly and I hope to do so soon!
>
> Good Birding,
> David McCartt
>
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