[obol] Coos Birds of Late

[Tim Rodenkirk]

Here are some highlights from the past few days:

Bandon Marsh NWR, 8/5, sunny, AM, low tide, 60's,
wind-20mph:

600- WESTERN SANDPIPERS (3/4's juvies)
600- LEAST SANDPIPERS (3/4's juvies)
150- SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS
24- BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
8- RUDDY TURNSTONES
3- DOWITCHERS
4- RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
1- BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
1- RED-SHOULDERED HAWK

North Spit of Coos Bay, 8/5, sunny, 60'S, wind-10,
1600-1700:
1100- WESTERN SANDPIPERS (same ratio of juvies as
above)
100- LEAST SANDPIPERS
250- SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS
210- RED-NECKED PHALAROPES
1- WILSON'S PHALAROPE (juvie)
1- TREE SWALLOW (first one I've seen in about two
weeks out there)

North Spit of Coos Bay, 8/6, cloudy, 60'S, wind-5,
1715-1815:
500- WESTERN SANDPIPERS
200- LEAST SANDPIPERS
280- RED-NECKED PHALAROPES
175- SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS
2- WILSON'S PHALAROPES (juvies)
2- LESSER YELLOWLEGS
1- GREATER YELLOWLEGS
1- BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
1- SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER (juvie)
1- PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER (heavily molted adult; three
primary tips visible, no primary projection)

Happy shorebirding!
Tim R
Coos Bay






       
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