[va-bird] Huntley Meadows shorebirds, & DE pelagic

Hello VA-Birders,
   
  I stopped at Huntley Meadows, Fairfax Co, this afternoon to see what 
shorebirds might be around.  I had heard of another beaver dam break and 
resulting low water, and was dismayed to find the area well drained.  All that 
remains is a shallow pool near the observation tower, where a few shorebird 
species were found, including:
   
  Killdeer  2
  Lesser Yellowlegs  1
  Solitary Sandpiper  3
  Spotted Sandpiper  1
  Semipalmated Sandpiper  8
  Western Sandpiper  1
  Least Sandpiper  2
   
  Away from Virginia, yesterday I and about 40 others went on the pelagic 
birding trip held by See Life Paulagics from Lewes, DE, where highlights 
included:
   
  Long-tailed Jaeger - juv at close range
  South Polar Skua - in boat wake
  Red-necked Phalarope - tough little guys to get on
  Audubon's Shearwater - several
  Cory's Shearwater - many
  Greater Shearwater - good numbers
  Wilson's Storm-Petrel - several dozen
  Black Tern - many
   
  Best to all,
   
  Jay Keller,
  Arlington, VA
   

                
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