I hit the Eastern Rd trail after work this afternoon and was treated to a lot of activity in the pannes. My first ever Buff-Breasted Sandpiper was the big highlight. That juvenile plumage looks amazing in the afternoon sunlight! There also was a juvenile Stilt Sandpiper out there. I haven't seen one in a while since the 2, then 1 adult(s) that were around a few weeks ago and beyond. One of each juvenile and adult Pectoral Sandpiper was nice to see as well as I haven't seen a whole lot of this species this shorebird season. There was also a Solitary Sandpiper in a small patch of mud on the opposite side of the trail from the big panne.
200-300 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 100+ Least Sandpipers, 60+ Lesser Yellowlegs, 10 Semipalmated Plovers, a lone Black-Bellied Plover, 8 Greater Yellowlegs, ~30 Short-Billed Dowitchers, and at least 22 White-Rumped Sandpipers rounded out the diversity. Also there is an uptick in teal numbers since my last visit; 80+ Green-Winged Teal and at least 8 Blue-Winged Teal.
Bird haahd,
Noah Gibb-Portland
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