Dear Cobirders,
A non-birder friend of mine informed me yesterday that he saw a
"sandpiper" on Friday evening, along the Cottonwoods Trail in Boulder
just south of Jay Rd. The bird perched up on a wooden fence-post and
didn't seem too bothered by the light foot traffic. While he isn't
familiar with sandpiper identification, he noted that it looked just
like the "sandpipers" he had seen previously on fence-posts outside of
Edmonton, Alberta. My first thought was Upland Sandpiper, and
although Upland Sandpiper would be exceptional in Boulder County in
June, I decided to check it out tonight (20 June).
I arrived at the location, 1/4 mile south of Jay Rd., at around 7PM
and immediately heard and saw a winnowing Wilson's Snipe high above.
The only other "shorebird" present was a distant Killdeer. I poked
around a bit more and turned up a Red-eyed Vireo high in the trees
along the path, a Common Nighthawk and an immature American Robin
along with the usual suspects.
For those interested in birding this lovely section of creek, the
closest acceptable parking is in the lot along Independence Rd. just
west of the Boulder Airport. From there, head north along a winding,
wide path for 1 mile, this will place you at a N-S, straight, section
of path 1/4 mile south of Jay Rd. The "sandpiper" was along the wire
fence with randomly placed wooden posts along the path.
I make no promises about the true ID of the "sandpiper".
Cheers,
Walter Szeliga
Boulder, CO
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