This afternoon just before high tide, I ventured forth onto the East Pond,
first checking the north end. There are no flats on that end and water, is
still above the ankles--in some areas much higher. It was tricky navigating but
I made it up to Dead Man's Cove where I had 6 shorebirds.
Over at the south end, flats have started to open up but there were no
shorebirds around. At Big John's Pond, I had 2 Northern Waterthrushes and one
Spotted Sandpiper. A careful scan from the overlook did not turn up any
shorebirds that I might have missed--although I got to count the Mute Swan
population, which holds steady at 122.
In total I had a "whopping" 7 species of shorebirds. It was depressing but I am
holding out hope that we have yet to see a big wave of migrating shorebirds.
The species and numbers are as follows: 6 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs, 2 Short-billed Dowitchers, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 4
Least Sandpipers and about 15 Semipalmated Sandpipers.
This time last year (26th to be precise), I was reporting 2100 Semipalmated
Sandpipers.
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
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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