A nice collection of shorebirds between 10AM and noon at the Field 7 parking lot this morning, Heckscher SP. Very close views of all. Besides the regulars, there were a single White-rumped Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Red Knot, and 1 lonely Short-billed Dowitcher (heard calling before it left). Many Semipalmated Plovers, Killdeer, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers, several Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs and Sanderling. About 8 or 10 Black-bellied Plover, including one very clean individual, an apparent juvenile that kept to itself, with definite golden hues on the head and upper back (but black axillars and white tail/rump in flight). Also, a very ragged Horned Lark in the parking lot. An Osprey dropped into the parking lot puddle amidst all the shorebirds and proceeded to bath for some time. Most of the shorebirds seemed indifferent to it but some seemed to be looking at it like we would look at a waiter with his thumb in our soup.
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