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Good News/Bad News

Byjepbird@att.net

Good news/bad news from my first trip to Hornsby during fall migration.

Good: Fall migration is here!!!

Good: lots of floating mud habitat at Hornsby.

Good: Lots of shorebirds — 1000 plus I estimated.

Good: 9 species of shorebird.

Good: temp is manageable from 6:30-10:00am or so.

Good: lots of Stilt and whistle duck chicks.

Bad: flies were worse than usual and biting (I’ll wear long pants and shirt next time).

Bad: shorebirds were out in the middle of pond 1W.

Bad: with all the brush and no rain — no shorebird habitat in drying beds. But if we get a shower……

Can you name the 4 shorebird species that I call “The Big 4” at Hornsby? I don’t think I ever miss seeing them there.

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