Started our day of investigating the nooks and cranies of the refuge by
observing Dave Nicosia doing his best Jim Cantore imitation while
simultaneously wind sheltering, hanging on to his tripod and counting
peeps at the visitors center. That's peep dedication!
We'll add a few items to his
The main attraction right now is the large number of birds at the Main Pool and
K-M/Puddler's Marsh. Bald Eagles were flushing the ducks from time to time and
creating great clouds of waterfowl on the Wildlife Drive. I looked for the
Eared Grebe but did not see it and only one ibis was
Many thousands of ducks/geese in at the Main Pool - both dabblers and divers.
At least one Eurasian Wigeon continues but I missed the Eared Grebe.
Shorebirds included both yellowlegs, 2 Stilt Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin, and 2
White-rumped Sandpiper. Over at Knox-Marsellus the Avocets continue.
Water levels high, things much as they have been. Highlight was a Red-necked
Phalarope picked out by Tony Shrimpton at Puddler's Marsh, and an excellent
roost flight of blackbirds as seen from Mays Point. 58-60 Great Egrets at Mays
between 7 and 8pm, about half of them in roost position.
Apologies for the lateness of this report. Wednesday night highlights at
Puddler's marsh:
~1000 Lesser Yellowlegs
a few Greater Yellowlegs
~500 Least Sandpiper
2 Stilt Sandpiper
2 Baird's Sandpiper
1 Wilson's Phalarope
2 Short-billed Dowitcher
1 Solitary Sandpiper
many Killdeer and Spotted
