Catherine Cuddihy Sylvan did you have it IDed before I texted? After all, you’re a Shorebird Class Alumni!!!
Some of you likely saw my text on Hudsonian Godwit at Hornsby today. Turns out Catherine Cuddihy Sylvan was caddie corner to me and got it too!! It flew right over her head I think so she likely got some better pix, but here’s a few and a video.
There’s a nice discussion of Pacific vs American Golden Plover on the “Advanced Bird ID” FB page. You’ll have to join that group to see the rest of post.
With North wind coming on I decided to go watch for migrants at Granger Lake. I was not disappointed!!
Still from Granger yesterday. Here’s a few shorebirds for any graduate of the Shorebird Class to ID. Look at the flying flock carefully.
After gulls and flysnatchers, I’m starting to think of shorebirds again! This pix didn’t make the cut in the TAS Greg Lasley photo contest, but it was one of my favorites I took during birdathon.
Made a short visit to Hornsby this morning to check conditions for Shorebird class. It doesn’t seem that the hard rain of Monday hit Hornsby. Drying beds are dry (and full of brush). But pond 1W had ample shorebird habitat, in the form of floating mats — as much as I’ve ever seen. There were…
