Jason Estep, his mother Cheryl (sp?), and I checked out Hoover yesterday
(Thursday) evening from about 5:30 - 6:30.  Shorebird activity was somewhat
slower than earlier in the week.  The two species of greatest interest were:

Buff-breasted sandpipers (at least 11) scuttling around in the vegetation on
mudflats just north of Pelican Island.  If you are looking in this area, be
aware that the grasses are just about as tall as the birds.  We first saw
heads popping up here and there in the vegetation; the flock eventually came
out into more open areas, but we might well have missed them had not Jason
looked carefully.

Red phalarope in the water south of the boardwalk.  The water has receded so
much that the nearest water (not counting the inlet channel along the first
part of the boardwalk) is way out there, so ID'ing the phalarope was a
challenge.  It took considerable study to verify that it wasn't one of the
red-necked phalaropes.

Other than those, we had several of the usual shorebirds, including a couple
of short-billed dowitchers, greater and lesser yellowlegs, and the
omnipresent killdeer, and peeps beyond the range at which positive
identification was possible.  No sign of American golden plovers.

--
Bill Heck

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