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 are a few varmits, insects and birds
Stopped at Sandia Wetlands near Balmorhea for another shorebird fix. 6 species of shorebirds. Phalaropes are just so photogenic!!
Another great trip to High Island with Eric and others!!! Witnessing a fallout happen was amazing!!!
Here’s a distant photo which illustrates how beneficial looking for paler hues can be. From Hornsby last night. These 2 Wilson’s Phalaropes really stick out. There’s also a really pale sandpiper to the left of Phalaropes which I did not notice at the time, but I’m thinking Semipalmated due to how “frosty” it looks compared…
Continuing with Gulls FT last weekend: These 3 made about 5 passes in a very interesting display just for us!!!
Here’s a couple of sightings at Hornsby that might interest some of our future repeat offenders from Shorebird Class. (Not my sightings, reported on Ebird daily). Remember a couple of our elliptical migrants we didn’t expect to see this fall? Several asked about the possibility of seeing in the fall. Although, no pix with the…
No birds here, but one of the best nature experiences of my life!!! Glad Mary was able to film while I took stills. Near Huntington, Utah.
