I’m pretty jazzed as I write this. After work this evening I headed out to the black dirt with shorebirds on my mind. The evening was mostly a bust, with only Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers being observed. I was just about wrapping up, and I was looking in an area that has been good for Horned Larks, not really shorebirds, when I saw a bird naked eye that I knew had to be an Upland Sandpiper. I got my bins on it, and sure enough, it was! I was thrilled! What a bird! Regular readers of the blog know that I’m shorebird obsessed and I’m particularly partial to Uppies.
Good for you!!
Sweet! Great looking bird.
Isn’t it Bill? One of my favorites, and more and more rare to see in Orange County. Matt
Thanks Karen!
Congratulations!!! Great bird that I used to see annually at Blue Chip in May, but it’s been years since I’ve seen one.
I tried Blue Chip all summer, but I had no luck. A few years back Scotty Baldinger got me on an adult with chicks out there – it was something special. Matt
Nice Matt. Very cute. Looks similar to the corncrake.
Thanks Carolyn – I hadn’t thought about it, but yeah, I can see that. Matt
Congratulations on a great find Matt!
Thanks John!
CONGRATULATIONS, Matt! Outstanding and certainly a great fined. Especially since they re locally on the verge of being considered mythical! But hope springs eternal.
Thanks so much Ken. Yeah, sadly it’s getting tougher and tougher to track them down. Matt