Nice variety of shorebirds during their brief spring migration. The birds were very energized, seemingly ready to press north.
Black-bellied Plover: 120
Semi Plover: 12
Piping Plover: 2+ pairs
Greater yellowlegs: 3
Willet: 4
Whimbrel: 1 surprise.
Ruddy Turnstone: 0, surprised not to see any.
Red Knot : 2
Sanderling: 30
Semi Sandpiper: 180
Least Sandpiper: 4
White-rumped Sandpiper: 19, possible as many as 25 - lovely birds.
Dunlin: 1, low
Short-billed Dow: 18
also:
Common Terns: 50+
Arctic Tern: 3, less regular than in the 80s.
Lovely weather.
Best, Peter
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