Just an update on numbers from my earlier post: I spoke with Anthony Collerton and Mike Scheibel, both of which were in the vicinity and either following up on my earlier report or Aaron's freaky looking sandpiper. They both tallied up to 20 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at my previously described location. See email thread below for location details.
Verbal reports also indicate that the 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS continued to provide views for several groups of birders. Apparently the grasspipers were quite mobile, taking flight and eventually returning to their original location. Sometimes flushed by large tractor trailers. Reports of Buff-breasted Sandpipers along 105 and Sound Avenue lead me to believe that there could have easily been more than 20 in the vicinity. Good grasspiper action in Riverhead. Hopefully some photos of Aaron's wild looking bird will be posted. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville Http://dereksnest.blogspot.com Begin forwarded message: > From: Derek Rogers <[email protected]> > Date: September 6, 2012 11:51:51 AM EDT > To: NY Bird List <[email protected]> > Subject: Fwd: 16 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 2 Baird's ++, Riverhead, Sound Ave. > > Update: A brief scan on my way back west. At 11:30 the group was still in the > same general vicinity but more spread out. 1 Baird's was feeding close to the > road. Just a caution, if you're looking for Baird's, that a few White-rumped > are also now in the mix. > > Good luck if you go. > > Best, > > Derek Rogers > Sayville > Http://dereksnest.blogspot.com > > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Derek Rogers <[email protected]> >> Date: September 6, 2012 9:52:16 AM EDT >> To: NY Bird List <[email protected]> >> Subject: 16 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 2 Baird's ++, Riverhead, Sound Ave. >> >> As of 9:40 AM: >> >> From Sound Avenue, just west of CR-105 looking south I noticed a large group >> of shorebirds in the sod field. >> >> 1 Buffy led to the next where I tallied at least 16. There were also 2 >> definitive BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and a handful of Pectorals. Other common peeps >> were in the mix as well. >> >> It would be great if birders can follow up here as I had very limited time >> to further detail the area. There were plenty more birds sparsely located >> throughout this field in the distance. >> >> Best, >> Derek Rogers >> Sayville >> Http://dereksnest.blogspot.com >> >> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
