Friday, September 3, 2021

Global Shorebird Counts - Day 2

September 2nd, Global Shorebird Counts Day 2 

Day 2 of the Global Shorebird Counts found me at Woodbourne Shorebird Refuge (WSR), at Woodbourne, St. Philip.  There were many shorebirds there that afternoon wading in the shallow water.   In total there were seven species of shorebirds, including five new ones for the count. These were Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus), White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), and Greater ( Tringa melanoleuca) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipesr).

Total Shorebird Species seen on  Day 2: 8
New Shorebird Species seen on  Day 2: 5
Total Individual Bird Seen for the Day 2: 67
Total Shorebird Species for the Global Shorebird Counts 2021: 11
Total Individual Birds For the Global Shorebird Counts 2021: 109

Seen running checklist here

Images from Day 2

Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher

The Fattest Short-billed Dowitcher I have ever seen


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