{"id":13432,"date":"2024-05-26T18:04:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T22:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=13432"},"modified":"2024-05-26T18:04:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T22:04:49","slug":"sunday-shots-05-26-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=13432","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 05\/26\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With songbird migration winding down, and no real weather moving through, my expectations for this weekend were relatively low. And maybe because of that, I really enjoyed the past couple of days. In addition to several songbird locations,  I tried for shorebirds in the county &#8211; in primarily three locations: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary: Conditions are quite good at this location right now, but unfortunately I haven&#8217;t had much variety. Shorebirds included Killdeer, Semipalmated Plover, Least Sandpiper, and Spotted Sandpiper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camel Farm: Conditions are not great (water is  a little high), but I was thinking it might still be good for phalarope species. I had no luck with phalaropes, in fact on Saturday I had no shorebirds at all. On Sunday I faired a tiny bit better and had Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, and Semipalmated Sandpiper (my first of the year). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hudson River Near Newburgh: I arrived at Plum Point right at low tide on Sunday morning and scanned the sandbar. I came up empty at first, but then the highlight of my weekend, a pair of CASPIAN TERNS flew in and landed. I joined up with birding bud Bruce Nott and we checked the sandbar at the mouth of the Quassaick Creek, where we found a single Killdeer and a Least Sandpiper. Afterwards, Bruce relocated the NEOTROPIC CORMORANT near the ferry, so I went over and enjoyed excellent looks but battled a backlit situation for photos. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052625-NECO-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~Neotropic Cormorant continues at the Newburgh Waterfront, 05\/26\/24.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we&#8217;ve come to expect, good photos for shorebirds in Orange County are tough to come by. But, I did take a lot of other photos, and I&#8217;m also playing a little catch up with some photos that I never got to last weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-BEKI.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~Belted Kingfisher at 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 05\/18\/24.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-AMRE.jpg 1574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~American Redstart at Pochuck Mountain. I haven&#8217;t birded this location much in recent years, so I decided to spend some time there on Saturday morning. It was birdy enough to keep me interested, but really there was not much too exciting. Four Yellow-billed Cuckoos was a highlight. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051824-RTHU.jpg 1951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~Ruby-throated Hummingbird, our yard, 05\/18\/24.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051724-CANG-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051724-CANG-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051724-CANG-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051724-CANG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051724-CANG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051724-CANG-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051724-CANG-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/051724-CANG-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~This pair is kind of cracking me up. I keep seeing them way out in the same field in the black dirt region. I took this shot on 05\/18\/24.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052124-GBHEE-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~Great Blue Heron at Beaver Pond on 05\/21\/24. I was trying for the Tricolored Heron, but I had no luck. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052524-SNTU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052524-SNTU-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052524-SNTU-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052524-SNTU-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052524-SNTU-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052524-SNTU-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052524-SNTU-1200x960.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052524-SNTU.jpg 1991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~A pair of Snapping Turtles (yes there is another one under the water), presumably mating at 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 0\/26\/24.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052424-GRSQ-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~Gray Squirrel with a nut in our yard earlier this week.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With songbird migration winding down, and no real weather moving through, my expectations for this weekend were relatively low. And maybe because of that, I really enjoyed the past couple of days. In addition to several songbird locations, I tried for shorebirds in the county &#8211; in primarily three locations: As we&#8217;ve come to expect, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=13432\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sunday Shots, 05\/26\/24&#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_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orangecounty","category-photos"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-3uE","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13432","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=13432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13442,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13432\/revisions\/13442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}