On a visit earlier today to the mud/sand flats adjacent to Cupsogue County Park in an effort to locate red knots for a research project, I saw 11 marbled godwits actively feeding on the small northernmost sandflat. There were many other species and collectively thousands of shorebirds were frequenting the area, providing for a wonderful experience even though, disappointingly, we saw no knots.
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