{"id":14207,"date":"2025-05-31T18:44:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T22:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=14207"},"modified":"2025-05-31T18:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T22:44:34","slug":"epic-shorebird-fallout-05-31-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=14207","title":{"rendered":"Epic Shorebird Fallout, 05\/31\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was hoping the heavy overnight rains would bring in some shorebirds to the area… little did I know what the day would have in store for us – it was truly a historic day of shorebirding in the area. My first stop in the black dirt set the tone – I had a remarkable 25 Ruddy Turnstones, 20 Dunlin, and over 100 Semipalmated Sandpipers. From there, the day just kept delivering – shorebirds seemed to be at every turn. The bird of the day was definitely RED KNOT. Bruce Nott lived up to his name and located the first of this species; eventually 7 individuals would be observed in Orange County (that I heard about: 6 in the black dirt, and one in Montgomery). In second place was a single RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, which was also located by Bruce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~Semipalmated Sandpipers and Dunlin in flight. Black Dirt Region, 05\/31\/25.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I was all over the black dirt region today, and I personally tallied 12 different species of shorebirds for the day; here’s my list with approximate totals. Goodness knows how many actual individuals were in the county – I had birds that were too distant to identify as well as a couple of flocks flying over which are not included in these estimates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n