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

World Shorebird Day (Day 7 -Final Day)

The final day of the Global Shorebirds Count could be considered Ruddy Turnstone Day.  The two locations I visited tallied ninety Turnstones including a banded bird, tagged “AUM”. One more shorebird species, a Western Sandpiper, was added to the list. See the final count below.

Shorebird Tally
Species - 18
Number of Birds - 552

Shorebird Species

1. American Golden-Plover (12)
2. Semipalmated Plover (96)
3. White-rumped Sandpiper (9)
4. Semipalmated Sandpiper (132)
5. Short-billed Dowitcher (25)
6. Spotted Sandpiper (36)
7. Least Sandpiper (59)
8. Black-bellied Plover (14)
9. Ruddy Turnstone (108)
10. Stilt Sandpiper (7)
11. Solitary Sandpiper (2)
12. Greater Yellowleg (3)
13. Whimbrel (9)
14. Red Knot (1)
15. Sanderling (31)
16. Pectoral Sandpiper (6)
17. Willet (1)
18. Western Sandpiper (1)

World Shorebird Day (Weekend Days 5&6)

Semipalmated Sandpiper

I visited a few locations over the weekend and added two more shorebird species to the tally. There were Sanderlings, a Willet and Pectoral Sandpipers. See the update checklist below.

Shorebird Tally
Species - 17
Number of Birds - 362 

Shorebird Species

1. American Golden-Plover (12)
2. Semipalmated Plover (81)
3. White-rumped Sandpiper (9)
4. Semipalmated Sandpiper (92)
5. Short-billed Dowitcher (25)
6. Spotted Sandpiper (25)
7. Least Sandpiper (54)
8. Black-bellied Plover (13)
9. Ruddy Turnstone (9)
10. Stilt Sandpiper (7)
11. Solitary Sandpiper (2)
12. Greater Yellowleg (3)
13. Whimbrel (3)
14. Red Knot (1)
15. Sanderling (11)
16. Pectoral Sandpiper (5)
17. Willet (1)
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World Shorebird day (Day 3 & 4)

Whimbrel

The 3rd and 4th days of the Global Shorebirds Count/World Shorebirds Day were slow birding days for me.  I was still able to add two more shorebird species, Red knot, and Whimbrel, to the list. Here is how my checklist look at the end of day 4.

1. American Golden-Plover (12)
2. Semipalmated Plover (40)
3. White-rumped Sandpiper (9)
4. Semipalmated Sandpiper (77)
5. Short-billed Dowitcher (25)
6. Spotted Sandpiper (9)
7. Least Sandpiper (21)
8. Black-bellied Plover (13)
9. Ruddy Turnstone (9)
10. Stilt Sandpiper (7)
11. Solitary Sandpiper (1)
12. Greater Yellowleg (3)
13. Whimbrel (3)
14. Red Knot (1)

World Shorebird day (Day 2)

Day 2 was a bit better. I got to two locations in the east of the island adding six species totaling 141 birds. See the final tally below.

Shorebird Tally
Species - 12
Number of Birds - 180 

Shorebird Species

1. American Golden-Plover (2)
2. Semipalmated Plover (37)
3. White-rumped Sandpiper (9)
4. Semipalmated Sandpiper (47)
5. Short-billed Dowitcher (25)
6. Spotted Sandpiper (7)
7. Least Sandpiper (21)
8. Black-bellied Plover (12)
9. Ruddy Turnstone (9)
10. Stilt Sandpiper (7)
11. Solitary Sandpiper (1)
12. Greater Yellowleg (3)

World Shorebird day (Day 1)

I had a slow start to the Global Shorebird Counts. I saw six shorebird species at two locations.  

Shorebird Tally
Species - 6
Number of Birds - 39 

Short-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher

A banded Semipalmated Sandpiper