02.08.10 - 7.45 at Reesor Pond - a pair of Black-bellied Plovers - adults in
remnant breeding plumage - showed up
for about 15 mins this am - this typical of the incidence of southbound
shorebirds these last ten days with a pair of
Short-billed Dowitchers showing at 5pm last night and gone by morning and first
Semi-palmated sandpiper
arriving last week - also five juvenile night herons, 1 American Bittern, Black
Ducks, Green-winged Teal and Hooded
Mergansers also showing for the first time since end of June.
Both Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, seen swimming, are being mistaken for
Wilson's Phalarope and correct me if
I'm wrong but southbound, juvenile Greater-Yellowlegs, seem to have
significantly shorter bills than adults?
cheers - S
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