A morning of birding around Walkill NWR (Oil City Rd) and Skinners Lane with
Rich Fried and Nathaniel Hernandez was rather fruitful. Though shorebirds were
not in the same large numbers as the past few weeks, they were undoubtedly
still present. Most shorebirds were observed flying around or over the marsh,
coming from the NJ side and moving north, many of which were too distant for
ID. Also notable were large numbers of Blue and Green-winged teal, as well as a
calling Sora. Abridged lists below:
Oil City Rd:
2 Northern Pintail
5 American Black Duck
~400 Blue-winged Teal
~150 Green-winged Teal
32 Great Egret
3 Bald Eagle
1 American Coot
1 Sora
25 American Golden Plover
12 Black-belied Plover
6 Pectoral Sandpiper
~40 Least Sandpiper
~12 Semipalmated Sandpiper
2 White-rumped Sandpiper
7 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Short-billed Dowticher
50 Tree Swallow
4 American Pipit
Skinners Lane:
1 Peregrine
1 Leser Yellowlegs
6 Semipalmated Sandpiper
10 Least Sandpiper
14 White-rumped Sandpiper
22 Pectoral Sandpiper
Good Birding,
Jacob Drucker
Amherst, MA/Manhattan
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