I got a call at 8:28 am from Gail M. that she and Barry had 6 CATTLE
EGRETS at the Hains Pt. Golf Course this (Wed) morning. I believe they
were at the north end (nr. Buckeye Dr.). I wonder if the birds had just
arrived, because I stopped by there on my way to work this morning (at
7:00) and only saw c.300 RING-BILLED GULLS and no egrets (and I'd like
to think that I would be able to pick out 6 egrets if they were amongst
all the gulls ;-)
I saw 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER and 3 YELLOWLEGS, sp. (I
believe were LESSERS). Gail had some shorebirds as well, but I missed
what they were.
Good birding,
Paul Pisano
Arlington, VA |