{"id":1636,"date":"2013-08-10T15:09:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T19:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2013-08-10T17:18:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T21:18:18","slug":"orange-county-shorebirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=1636","title":{"rendered":"Orange County – Shorebirds, Kingfishers, and Rainbows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lesser Yellowlegs out at Skinner Lane 8\/9\/13. I was lost in the shorebird weeds for a while – I thought these birds looked too puffed out to be Lesser Yellowlegs but I had no clue what else they could be. I exchanged a couple of emails with John Haas which helped to get me back on course. I find that sometimes you can lose the thread and you need some help (or just some time) to get \u00a0re-calibrated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the rain storms that rolled through the area Thursday night and into Friday, I was hopeful that there would be some shorebird movement. I made the rounds in the Black Dirt Region both Friday evening and Saturday morning. As I have previously documented on this blog, I struggle to identify shorebirds. I want to take this opportunity to thank both Rob Stone and John Haas who have both been extremely generous in helping me learn.<\/p>\n

Skinner Lane<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was the best spot for shorebirds that I visited. I stopped by Friday evening after getting a tip from Rob Stone that Ken McDermott had a Baird’s Sandpiper there. I also stopped by a couple of times Saturday. I never saw (or could identify!) the Baird’s Sandpiper but there was a nice collection of shorebirds there:<\/p>\n