Leucistic Barn Swallow Hornsby
This was cool at Hornsby this morning!!
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Hornsby Shorebirds
Saw some rain coming yesterday so headed to Hornsby for another shorebird and migrant fix!! Lots of White-rumped Sand, a flyby of 3 Black-bellied Plovers, Semipalm plovers, beautiful breeding plumage phalaropes, Dowitchers, and Stilt sands and the first time to ever see all 5 peeps on the same day!! Also lots of wet swallows, migrating…
Shorebird Class Field Trip Hornsby
We had a nice field trip to Hornsby this morning to finish up the Spring Shorebird Class!!. 12 species of shorebird, plus 2 gull and 1 tern species. Some of us also had a bonus bird near the end of the field trip. White-rumped sandpipers are the stars of the show right now, but I…
Red-necked Phalarope Hornsby
Here’s a good one. At Hornsby now if any want to come down.
Hornsby Visit
Made an early morning visit to Hornsby yesterday. I don’t recall seeing the water levels in ponds quite this low. Lots of floating mats in pond 1W and an island has appeared in pond 2 that birds are enjoying. 14 species of shorebirds including American Golden Plover is a pretty good total for Hornsby. Here…
Muddy Birds Hornsby
Ran across 2 unfortunates this morning also. The Pectoral barely made it out of the mud. Good luck guys!!!
Shorebirds at Hornsby
Of the 39 species we cover in class, I’ve seen 22 at Hornsby in about the past month. The only thing I think I’ve missed was Black-bellied Plover. The only other things that might have been reasonable at Hornsby over that time are Willet, Short-billed Dow and maybe, maybe a Dunlin. Of course I was…