I spent a few hours this morning birding the East Pond (Schelping up the South
End to the North and back) before and after high tide. Not lot of shorebirds
but just enough to keep my interest.
Noticeably the STILT SANDPIPER numbers were down as I did not break double
figures today. My final total was a meager 9 for the pond.
Short-billed Dowitcher numbers were at 27 but did include 1 juvenile - a first
of the season for me on the pond.
Additionally, I finally had a White-rumped Sandpiper for the season on the
pond. Only one seen today. Still no Western Sandpipers as yet.
A few juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted and Least Sandpipers rounded out the
juvie shorebirds on the pond.
Among the duckage, 1 Wood Duck and 5 Green-winged Teals were the notables.
Some Gull stats for the Larophiles:
Among the 427 Laughing Gulls counted on the pond. 217 were Juveniles.
47 Herring Gulls of which 18 were juveniles.
57 Ring-billed Gulls - none were juveniles.
15 Great Black-backed Gulls - including 3 juveniles.
2 Bonaparte’s Gulls continue on the pond, spending most of their time at Gull
Point during the time I was there.
Double-crested Cormorants numbers are starting to build with just under 200 on
the pond today.
The conditions on the pond remain favorable despite the rains. As I always
recommend, knee high muck boots are best.
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