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Sun, 31 Aug 2014 22:12:15 -0400
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The previously reported Hudsonian Godwits were seen by multiple observers
today, Sunday, at Big Island and remained as of 4:35 pm.

To find the best vantage point day, we walked out the dike that runs to the
north and starts just East of the parking lot along LaRue-Prospect Road. (A
helpful person has placed a large soda cup on a post at this parking lot;
the cup survived today's rainstorm and was in place when we left.) Continue
north on the dike until you reach a point at which it curves sharply to the
right. See this Google map:

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This corner is about as close as you can get to where the godwits were
today. A couple of us walked all the way around the impoundment without
finding a better view.

What has been less reported is that this impoundment hosts many shorebirds
of various species. Among them were Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral
Sandpipers, a few Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitchers, a single Semipalmated
Plover (found near the northwest corner of the impoundment), and large
numbers of Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers. Truly stunning views of the
latter (well, stunning if you really like shorebirds) were had along the
dike parallel and closest to the road. Great Blue Herons were very
numerous, along with a single Green Heron and many Great Egrets. Juvenile
Pied-billed Grebes were in the impoundment just to the west. As a bonus, at
least five Black Terns were feeding over the water for most of the time we
were there.

We did not locate any rarities other than the godwits

The tops of the dikes have been mowed recently, which made for easy
walking.

We checked the beach at Delaware SP late in the afternoon, but did not spot
the Little Gull.

--
Bill Heck

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