I got my "wheels" back by late afternoon, and from ~ 5- 5:30 PM, was back at yesterday's location, where the same shorebird species were seen again, with the only specie not in "greater" numbers being the (1) Greater Yellowlegs. Increases were: Killdeer, 1 to 2; Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 to 2; Solitary Sandpiper, 1 to 5 and Least Sandpiper, 18 to 26...not to "shabby" for a fairly small re-charge basin, in a mostly residential area. I then headed for the barrier beach, where I found a high tide causing quite a # of shorebirds to be close to the road. FOS birds were: Semipalmated Plover, ~ 8; Willet, ~ 25; Ruddy Turnstone, ~ 30; Semipalmated Sandpiper, 1 and C. Snipe, 1. Also seen were: Black-bellied Plover ~10, a few in full alternate plumage; A. Oystercatcher, ~10; Lesser Yellowlegs, 2; Least Sandpiper, 6; Sanderling, 5 and Dunlin, ~25, most about a 1/3 of the way to full alternate plumage. Cheers, Bob --
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