{"id":11076,"date":"2021-09-26T14:27:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T18:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=11076"},"modified":"2021-09-26T14:27:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T18:27:01","slug":"shorebirds-mt-peter-reservoir-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=11076","title":{"rendered":"Shorebirds, Mt. Peter, & Reservoir #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I went out to the black dirt first thing Saturday morning. I was counting at Mount Peter in the afternoon, so I wanted to get an early start. As always, I was looking for shorebirds – any new species or some better looks and photos of some of the birds we’ve been seeing. Well, I didn’t see any new species, and the best I could do for photos was a decent shot of a Greater Yellowlegs. But it was still a decent morning with 6 species of shorebirds: Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Pectoral Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Greater Yellowlegs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~Greataer Yellowlegs at the Camel Farm, 09\/25\/21.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Fogbow at Skinners Lane Saturday morning 09\/25\/21. According to Wikipedia, “a fog bow, sometimes called a white rainbow, is a similar phenomenon to a rainbow; however, as its name suggest, it appears as a bow in fog rather than rain.”~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MOUNT PETER HAWKWATCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the afternoon I was the official counter at Mt. Peter Hawkwatch, taking over for BA McGrath who, unfortunately had a terribly slow morning. The afternoon, in general, wasn’t much busier but ultimately, I counted a total of 67 migrating raptors. A surprise kettle of 39 Broad-winged Hawks accounted for most of that number. I had (3) migrating Bald Eagles, and there were several Common Ravens putting on a show on the cell tower and in the air over the platform. You can see my report for HMANA<\/a> at the bottom of this post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~ The Common Ravens helped pass the time when it was slow at Mt. Peter on Saturday, 09\/25\/21.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Broad-winged Hawk directly over the viewing platform, Mt. Peter 09\/25\/21.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

RESERVOIR #3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning I decided it was finally time to give the shorebirds a break. So I headed to Port Jervis and I birded Reservoir #3. It was just what the doctor ordered, birdy, peaceful, perfect weather, and some good photo ops. I tallied 30 species for the morning, with highlights of Brown Creeper (Res 3 is money for that bird!), several Red-breasted Nuthatches, and a pair of Blue-headed Vireos. Actually the real highlight for me came afterwards – after shooting distant shorebirds and raptors, it felt good to look at some decent photos of songbirds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~Always a favorite of mine – Brown Creeper at Reservoir #3, 09\/26\/21.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Pine Warbler at Res 3, 09\/26\/21.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~ I am generally not to quick to ID silent flycatchers, but I’m thinking this bird is a juvenile Eastern Wood-Pewee due to the buffy wing bars.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Eastern Phoebe at Reservoir #3, 09\/26\/21.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~One more of the Brown Creeper, Res 3 09\/26\/21.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~One of several Yellow-rumped Warblers at Reservoir #3, 09\/26\/21.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~And, one more Pine Warbler shot. Res 3 09\/26\/21.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~I was struck by how beautiful Beaver Pond looked on Saturday morning, so I took a photo with my phone.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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