Leucistic Barn Swallow Hornsby
This was cool at Hornsby this morning!!







This was cool at Hornsby this morning!!







Hi ya’ll, it’s shorebirding season — 15 species at hornsby this morning. I just tried to invite all the B3 students (those on FB) to join the 2020 Shorebird FB group. That’s where I will be posting during shorebird season. Let me know if you’d like an invite. Please contribute if you see shorebirds or…
15 Species of shorebird at Hornsby this morning. Here’s a Quiz bird for Shorebird class.
I estimated 330 Wilson’s phalarope at Hornsby in this flock, about 100 in a 2nd flock yesterday. 12 shorebird species.
Migration is happening!! Tons of yellow warblers and gnatcatchers at Hornsby and a few others sprinkled in like Clay-colored Sparrow and a Flycatcher someone can ID. Also 14 species of shorebirds including Avocets and Semipalm Plovers.
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…
Thanks to Terry for letting me know about this Red-necked Phalarope at Hornsby. I re-found it at noon today.