{"id":10281,"date":"2020-08-23T14:06:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T18:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=10281"},"modified":"2020-08-23T14:06:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T18:06:27","slug":"liberty-loop-back-pond-08-23-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=10281","title":{"rendered":"Liberty Loop Back Pond, 08\/23\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The back pond at Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge&#8217;s Liberty Loop has been one of the hottest birding spots in the area recently (this part of the loop is located in Sussex County, NJ for all of you concerned with which county and state the birds are located in). I spent a pleasant and productive morning there; I&#8217;m pretty sure I got all the recent good birds\/rarities reported: GLOSSY IBIS (3), LITTLE BLUE HERON, SNOWY EGRET, and SANDERLING. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-2.jpg 1562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~GLOSSY IBIS striking a pose at Wallkill River NWR&#8217;s Liberty Loop, Sussex County NJ, 08\/23\/20.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My main goal of the morning was, of course, shorebirds. Although besides the Sanderling I did not find anything else out of the ordinary, shorebirds were plentiful in number of both species and individuals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Semipalmated Plover (2)<\/li><li>Killdeer (30+)<\/li><li>Sanderling<\/li><li>Least Sanpiper (10+)<\/li><li>Pectoral Sandpiper (3)<\/li><li>Semipalmated Sandpiper (4)<\/li><li>Wilson&#8217;s Snipe (3)<\/li><li>Solitary Sandpiper (3)<\/li><li>Lesser Yellowlegs (20+)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LBHE-4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LBHE-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LBHE-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LBHE-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LBHE-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LBHE-4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LBHE-4-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LBHE-4.jpg 1694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~Immature LITTLE BLUE HERON at the Liberty Loop, 08\/23\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I left the refuge just before 10 am, just as it was starting to get a little warm. I finished the morning with 44 species; the only target bird I missed was Least Bittern, which I&#8217;ve been getting out there on a regular basis. Nice morning of birding, and some photo ops on top of it all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LEYE-4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LEYE-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LEYE-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LEYE-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LEYE-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LEYE-4-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-LEYE-4.jpg 1416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~Lesser Yellowlegs were plentiful in the back pond this morning. Liberty Loop 08\/23\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GRHE-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GRHE-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GRHE-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GRHE-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GRHE-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GRHE-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GRHE-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GRHE-2.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~Green Heron at the Liberty Loop, 08\/23\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-4-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-GLIB-4.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~One more Glossy Ibis shot; I was pleased to have these birds in pretty close. That came to an end when a dog walker came by and flushed them. Liberty Loop, 08\/23\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-NOHA-1-Edit-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-NOHA-1-Edit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-NOHA-1-Edit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-NOHA-1-Edit-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-NOHA-1-Edit-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-NOHA-1-Edit-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-NOHA-1-Edit-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~This Northern Harrier was keeping the shorebirds on their toes. I&#8217;m not sure what it was hunting, but the shorebirds were flushed by it several times this morning. Liberty Loop 08\/23\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-SEPL-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-SEPL-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-SEPL-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-SEPL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-SEPL-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082320-SEPL.jpg 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~Semipalmated Plover in the early morning fog. Liberty Loop 08\/23\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082020-TRSW-Edit-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082020-TRSW-Edit-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082020-TRSW-Edit-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082020-TRSW-Edit-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082020-TRSW-Edit-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082020-TRSW-Edit-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/082020-TRSW-Edit.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~Tree Swallow from earlier this week. Black dirt 08\/20\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The back pond at Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge&#8217;s Liberty Loop has been one of the hottest birding spots in the area recently (this part of the loop is located in Sussex County, NJ for all of you concerned with which county and state the birds are located in). I spent a pleasant and productive &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=10281\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Liberty Loop Back Pond, 08\/23\/20&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[28,15,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-jersey","category-rarities","category-wallkillwildlife"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-2FP","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10293,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10281\/revisions\/10293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}