Howdy,
I swung by Remington this afternoon and had more interesting shorebirds than
I did in a few hours at Chincoteague yesterday. I started at Newby's Shop
Road and found only a couple dozen Killdeer and two Pectoral Sandpipers,
though there were over 100 Horned Larks here. Across the river at Grassdale
Road
I was able to fund the bulk of the birds at a spot that I hadn't seen them
yet. It was the field on the right past the drive into the farm house on the
right, and it was at the far end of that field. Here were 300-400 Killdeer,
eight American Golden-Plover, three early Wilson's Snipe, a single Least
Sandpiper, and six Pectoral Sandpipers. The Upland's were on the field on the
left side of the road, also past the drive that enters the farm. I probably
wouldn't have found them if they weren't calling, as I glanced at the field
with
binoculars, and not seeing any killdeer, I concentrated on the field across
the street.
Also in the area were about 20 Horned Larks, and an adult Loggerhead Shrike,
which is presumably the one that's been in the area since at least 14
August. Until now I hadn't put a scope on it to try and age it.
Near home in Jeffersonton, Culpeper County, I enjoyed a dozen or so
Nighthawks over a cornfield along the Rappahannock River.
Cheers,
Todd
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Todd Michael Day
Jeffersonton, Virginia, USA
BlkVulture@xxxxxxx
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