After last night’s Uppy excitement, today was relatively uneventful. Kyle Knapp let me know early in the day that he had (3) Baird’s Sandpipers in the black dirt; I eventually caught up with those birds later in the morning alongside Bev, Rich, and Diane. There was young birder there as well; it was only his second trip to the black dirt. We got him on the birds and it was a lifer for him, so that was exciting. I did some running around prior to that, hoping for more shorebirds. At 6 1/2 Station Road I had just (8) Least Sandpipers; Bullville Pond had high water levels and just a single Spotted Sandpiper. The platform at Liberty Marsh had a similar situation with high water and no shorebirds at all. As always, I took photos as I went, so here’s the latest batch.
Good stuff, Matt!
Thanks Brian! And great to hear from you – it’s been a minute! Matt
Cool pictures of the sand piper. Always amazes me that you hear about a bird in an area and can actually find it.
I love the picture of the bobolink!! So soft looking!
-Carolyn
When it comes to Upland Sandpiper, it’s a little less likely to relocate, it seems to me. You got to get a little bit lucky. I like the Bobolink too, for the same reason. Matt.