A decent number of shorebirds on the pond today indicating new arrivals. The
changes show a drop in the number of Short-billed Dowitchers but an uptick with
the peeps with an estimated 1200 Semipalmated Sandpipers.
12 species of shorebirds, highlighted by 78 STILT SANDPIPERS and 3 Pectoral
Sandpipers which included a juvenile. Also of note was a juvenile Lesser
Yellowlegs.
2 Bonaparte’s Gulls continue to put in sporadic appearances on the pond. The
duckage continue to host at least 2 Green-winged Teals.
NPS and volunteers put out some wooden pallets near the entrance of the East
Pond north end. The intention is to aid in navigating the muck in that area.
Please be sure to express your thanks when you drop by the Refuge.
While it was not too bad in terms of the heat the mosquitos continue in good
numbers. Bring repellent.
Cheers,
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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