[nnasnet] yellowlegs "fallout", glossy ibis, lower Northern Neck
- From: Tom Saunders <birdnerd53@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: VA-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, nnasnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Sandy Saunders <sandy.saunders@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Fred Atwood <fredatwood@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 17:39:07 -0400
Approaching Hughlett Point NAP near Kilmarnock, lower Northumberland
County, in the next to the last field on the right before reaching the
preserve parking lot I counted 158 yellowlegs this afternoon, approximately
75% greater, 25% lesser. This is a county high count for these species for
me. 17 semi-palmated sandpipers and a single killdeer were mixed in. The
walk around Hughlett Point was fairly quiet but we saw two seaside
sparrows, the first of these at this location in a few years.
After leaving Hughlett we made the short drive to Dameron Marsh and came
upon twelve glossy ibis working a puddle in a field bordering Guarding
Point Lane. While scanning these striking birds to make sure there were no
white-faced ibis among them (not that I could see) a local resident drove
up to tell me that the ibis had been in the field across from his house
(same field where the yellowlegs are today) for at least two weeks. We get
glossies every three or four years but rarely for more than a day or two.
If this week's weather forecast holds true we may be in for a good year for
spring shorebirds.
Tom Saunders
Kilmarnock
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