Orange County BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, 8/25/16

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~Very exciting! BAIRD’S SANDPIPER at 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary’s Citgo Pond, 8/25/16.~ 

I ran into Karen Miller and Diane Bliss this afternoon – we were all heading in to check out 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary’s Citgo Pond. We arrived at the pond and set up our scopes, and as luck would have it, the first bird in my scope was a beautiful BAIRD’S SANDPIPER! We were all super excited and enjoyed great looks in our scopes as we put the word out. John Haas, Bruce Nott, and Kathy Ashman all ran for the bird, which ended up being very confiding, allowing for great looks and some decent photos too. Shorebirds were numerous at the pond, here is our count:

Killdeer (6)
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs (5)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (3)
Least Sandpiper (34)
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER (1)
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
Wilson’s Snipe (1)

What an excellent afternoon/evening of birding! I love this time of year!

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~One more shot of the BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, Citgo Pond 8/25/16.~ 
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~Look at all those scopes! These birders come prepared! Checking out the shorebirds at the Citgo Pond, 8/25/16.~

 

 

4 thoughts on “Orange County BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, 8/25/16”

  1. Great shots Matt! Thank you again for the call, another great bird and fun birding! John

  2. Such a beautiful bird and a lifer for me! Love your photos of this beautiful bird. Bruce and I saw several more Common Nighthawks fly over after you left, which always also a thrill. Thanks again to you, Karen and Diane for giving me the heads-up on this fantastic find for Orange County.

    1. I didn’t know it was a lifer for you Kathy! Congrats! I love the Common Nighthawks too; John saw one but I never got on it. Matt

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