Hi All,
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I went down to try to relocate the shorebird flock reported yesterday by Wayne at the RFK Stadium parking lot. While yesterday I struck out, today there were three species: 3 Sanderlings, half a dozen�Semipalmated Sandpipers and 54 Least sandpipers.� All were actively feeding in the largest puddle at the far end of the Parking lot.� This lot is accessible just east of Oklahoma Ave, NE (and seen from Benning Rd.).
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While I've seen resting Least Sandpipers here before, nearly all the birds were very actively feeding�and chasing each other.� Who knows what they're eating, but they seemed to like whatever it was!
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Thanks Wayne for yesterday's Heads up!
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Jason Berry
Washington, DC
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P.S. High tide was 10:30 am Tuesday, and 11:30 am today, so�if they are being "pushed" by�rising tides into the parking lot, it would be interesting to�see if anyone sees them tomorrow morning...

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