I did an early AM schelp on the East Pond. Not a lot of changes overall in terms of arriving shorebirds. Although, I did note that overall numbers have increased slightly. I had a total of 579 Short-billed Dowitchers this AM. Additionally, the Stilt Sandpiper numbers I had was 13, up from the two that were noted a few days ago.
A very small number of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers have arrived and the Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs numbers have increased. Other notables include a few American Wigeons, Green-winged Teal, Bonaparte’s Gull, Gull-billed Tern, 29 American Oystercatchers and 2 Black Skimmers. As far as the pond itself. The water level looks very good. Please note, the North end is always more mucky and requires careful navigation. I am working on trying to widen the area around “Dead Man’s Cove” to aid those who have trouble navigating the sticky mud. Remember, knee high boots are always better on the pond. As we enter the Shorebird season, I’ll try and get back to writing more about ID nuances. In the meantime, here are a few images to help getting your juices flowing for the Shorebird season. https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1017801097585614848?s=20 Cheers, -------- "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.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/[email protected]/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/ --
