{"id":14380,"date":"2025-09-07T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=14380"},"modified":"2025-09-07T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:59:40","slug":"sunday-shots-09-07-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=14380","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 09\/07\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saturday was pretty much a dud for me. I started the day up at Mount Peter Hawkwatch; when I arrived it was socked in with fog. I counted for 4 1\/2 hours when a big storm rolled through and I left (with 0 migrating raptors counted). Hopefully this is not an indication of how this season will go for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning was much better – at my first stop I found a nice collection of shorebirds. The highlight was a couple of BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS. There was also a huge flock of American Golden-Plovers – probably between 40 and 50 birds. Additional species included Pectoral Sandpipers and, of course, plenty of Killdeer. Later at the Camel Farm, I had a couple of Wilson’s Snipe and a handful of Least Sandpipers. At the Liberty Loop platform, I had a single Semipalmated Sandpiper. And finally, at Winding Waters Trail, I had a Spotted Sandpiper and a Greater Yellowlegs. That’s a total of (9) species of shorebirds, not too shabby. And, in my travels, I found a pair of Sandhill Cranes in range for some photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, I took photos as I went; several of these were actually taken earlier this week, on Labor Day. Unfortunately all the shorebirds from today were just too distant for any good shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~American Goldfinch on Missionland Road, 09\/01\/25.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Sandhill Crane in the Black Dirt Region, 09\/07\/25.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Red-tailed Hawk in the black dirt, 09\/07\/25.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Chestnut-sided Warbler at Winding Waters Trail, 09\/01\/25.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~A second Sandhill Crane in the black dirt on 09\/07\/25.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Missionland Road, 09\/01\/25.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Red-tailed Hawk on a pile of crates in the black dirt, 09\/07\/25.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Great Egret at Bullville Pond, 09\/01\/25.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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