I'm departing from my stakeout now and wanted to make a few amendments to my
statement. There are several distant, brownish Semipalmated Sandpipers out
there, and after momentarily being faked out a few times I'm no longer 100%
that my briefly glimpsed bird was absolutely a Baird's. The Buff-breasts are
still present and intermittently visible, and a calling Golden-Plover was heard
overhead. A pair of Peregrines are tussling on the open dirt fields to the
north.
Others pointed out that my use of the phrase "main road" may have implied Sound
Avenue, but I'm referencing the water system and dirt road that intersect
Doctor's Path just north of the private road for the estates.
Cheers!
-Tim H
> On Sep 3, 2017, at 12:51 PM, Timothy Healy wrote:
>
> Hulse Landing Road did not have any Buff-breasted or Baird's Sandpipers
> around 10 AM, but a flyover Upland Sandpiper was heard, observed, and
> recorded as it passed over to the east. After a quiet morning of fruitless
> searching, I have located 2 Buffies and a Baird's east of Doctor's Path. The
> birds are concentrated on the grassy strip between the plowed fields, best
> observed from the intersection where the dirt road and irrigation system meet
> the main road. Lots of vegetation and terrain in the way, so the birds are
> good at disappearing and reappearing unexpectedly. No sign of Golden-Plovers.
>
> Cheers!
> -Tim H
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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