[MDOsprey] Shorebirds on Friday
Robert Ringler (ringler@cct.infi.net)
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 19:55:57 -0700
To All,
Today I visited several shorebird sites on the central Eastern Shore.
With me were Dottie Mumford, Sue Ricciardi, Linda Baker, Gail Frantz, and Joe
Halpin. Here is what we found:
Central Sod Farms, John Brown Rd - Killdeer 30.
Alfalfa Fields North of Ridgely - no Upland Sandpipers.
Ridgely sewage ponds (located on Bell Rd west of town), besides Canada Geese and
Mallards:
Wigeon 1
Killdeer 65
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 350
Solitary Sandpiper 5
Spotted Sandpiper 7
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Western Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 12
Pectoral Sandpiper 35
Stilt Sandpiper 24
Easton sewage ponds (getting very dry):
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 10
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper - several
Western Sandpiper - several
Semi/Western - about 10 more
Least Sandpiper 30, including one very red juvenile
Pectoral Sandpiper 8
Bobolink 200
Tanyard marsh:
Least Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 800
Ring-billed Gull 1
Caspian Tern 2
Hurlock sewage ponds - closed, but 2 Forster's Terns were flying around.
Easton airport - Horned Larks and Meadowlarks
It was fun for all despite the heat and humidity. Ridgely is definitely
the place to go for shorebirds now if you have a free weekday.
Bob Ringler