Hi Marcia and Rick: It is definitely more fun getting up at 0 dark hundred so you should do it for a Chuck! The shorebirds were definitely Curlew Sandpipers...please document!
Marcia,on a serious note how did you make out at Union Mills wetland area?
Jim
On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Warblerick <ricksussman1955...>wrote:
> On Thursday, April 25, 2013 8:29:12 AM UTC-4, Marcia Balestri wrote: > > I woke up to a nice surprise this morning. For only the second time in > my 20 years here at home, I heard an Eastern Whip-poor-will sound off at > 5:35AM this morning. It went on for about 15-20 seconds, moved down the > hill and sang for another 5-10 seconds, and lapsed into silence. A nice > start to my morning, and now I don't have to drag myself out of bed at 0 > dark hundred and drive to Sugarloaf for my year Whip. The last one I heard > in my yard was in June, 1997. It rudely woke me up at 3 in the morning. > > > > > > > > Now if I could just figure out what kind of shorebirds flew over my > house yesterday (any shorebird would be a yard bird)! About 30 in a fairly > tight flock flying south (!); direct flight with steady, medium fast > wingbeats; pointed triangular-shaped wings. That's about all I got--too > fast, too far away and bad light to get anything on the bills or legs. Too > big to be peeps, too small (and mostly wrong county) for willets, godwits, > etc. They didn't seem to fly like yellowlegs, nor did they fly like > snipe. Maybe Pecs or Plovers (early?), but we'll never know! > > > > ____________________ > > > > > > > > Marcia Balestri > > > > Frederick, MD > > > > <mebalestri...> > > Hi Marcia, > Regarding your shorebird flock; the same thing happened here several > years ago, while I was out birding in the yard. I can't recall how big the > flock, but definitely shorebirds in a flock and moving fast over the yard. > I think I only have 2-3 other shorebirds here, including Killdeer (does > that even count?). Congrats on the Whip! Wish I had that one here!! > > Rick Sussman > Woodbine,MD > > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. > To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on > the web at http://www.mdbirding.com > Posts can be sent to the group by sending an email to > <mdbirding...> > > >
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