{"id":9457,"date":"2019-08-25T14:14:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T18:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=9457"},"modified":"2019-08-25T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T18:14:55","slug":"sunday-shots-08-25-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=9457","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 08\/25\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So, there really doesn’t seem to be much going on in our area right now. I spent most of the week and weekend trying for shorebirds in Orange County, but have only come up with the birds that we have already seen this season: Least Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Semipalmated Plovers, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Killdeer, and Solitary Sandpipers. As a comparison, by this time last year, I’d already seen in the county: a WHIMBREL, several Baird’s Sandpipers, a White-rumped Sandpiper, a Short-billed Dowitcher, several Black-bellied Plover, an American Golden-plover, and several Upland Sandpipers. Last year was a great August, but still, by now I would have hoped to have seen some additional shorebirds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~A young Black-crowned Night-Heron in flight at Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, 08\/25\/19.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to raptors, however, I’ve done much better. Just this weekend, if I include our trip to Croton Point Park, I’ve seen every expected raptor for this time of year in our area, with the exception of Red-shouldered Hawk: <\/p>\n\n\n\n