Sounds typical of what we've been seeing 21-23 of May for the last few years. The birds at Mispillion Inlet are usually on banks too far away to photograph but in easy view of a scope.
Phil Brody
FORWARD FROM DE-birds 25 May
Big numbers of shorebirds descended onto the Delaware Bayshore on Tuesday.
Thousands of RED KNOT arrived at Mispillion Inlet to feast on the horseshoe
crab eggs. Also seen were RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, DUNLIN, and
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. Shorebirds were seen in huge concentrations from
Prime Hook Beach all the way up Port Mahon. Here's a quick tally has some
other birds seen.
At Mispillion Inlet: RED KNOT, RUDDY TURNSTONES along with 4 AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHERS, SPOTTED and WESTERN SANDPIPER, and BLACK SKIMMER. Also seen
there was a WHIMBREL on Tuesday, BONAPARTE'S GULL and a late SNOW GOOSE,
GLOSSY IBIS and SNOWY EGRET. At Bombay Hook: AMERICAN AVOCET and
BLACK-NECKED STILT along with RED KNOT and SANDERLING. A few WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS reported among the multitude of peep at Raymond Pool. Over 50
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen along the S. Little Creek Rd. today feeding
in the fields. BLACK-NECKED STILTS were found at Little Creek's central
tower, along with TRICOLORED HERON, GLOSSY IBIS, NORTHERN HARRIER, and a
VIRGINIA RAIL. KING RAIL was found along the Port Mahon Road along with big
numbers of RUDDY TURNSTONES with a few RED KNOTS plus BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
and BLACK-NECKED STILTS. An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was reported at the
Broadkill Beach impoundments along with BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER. BLACK SKIMMER was also seen there.
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