More OC Shorebirds, 08/10/24

I left the house before sunrise this morning to get out to the Black Dirt Region to see how many of yesterday’s shorebirds stuck around. Although many of the shorebirds seemed to have departed, early on a decent amount of shorebirds were still present. My list included the following species:

  • Killdeer
  • Semipalmated Pover
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper
  • Least Sandpiper
  • Pectoral Sandpiper
  • Solitary Sandpiper
  • Spotted Sandpiper
  • White-rumped Sandpiper
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
~Semipalmated Plover in the black dirt, 08/10/24.~

Jeanne Cimorelli briefly located an UPLAND SANDPIPER, but unfortunately it flew almost immediately after she found it. By mid-morning, as the sun started to get higher and the temperature rose, things had pretty much dried up (both literally and figuratively). I stopped by 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary on my way home, and due to the rain, shorebird conditions are basically nonexistent. BUT! I did see a Glossy Ibis, thanks to a friendly photographer couple’s tip. Interestingly, the bird was clearly not the same individual I’d located last weekend.

~Pectoral Sandpiper in the BDR, 08/10/24.~
~Red-tailed Hawk on prey in the black dirt, 08/10/24.~
~I like this shot for a variety of reasons, but mostly because it looks like the bird’s head is backwards on its body. Another Red-tailed Hawk in the Black Dirt Region, 08/10/24.~
~One more Semiplover pic. BDR 08/10/24.~

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