Hello all
This morning I went out to two places where mud flats are developing . The
first stop was Smith's in Swoope Here I found at least 31+ killdeer -- 3
Spottted Sandpiper --- 3 Solitary sandpiper & 2 Least Sandpiper . Then I
headed off to Quillen's pond in Lyndhurst & here I found 25 + Killdeer -- 1
Spotted -- 1 Solitary & 5 Least Sandpiper in the now almost dried up pond .
While I was in the area I went over to the Invista Ponds ( old Dupont ponds
) & here I found a nesting Green Heron . It looks like this Heron is just
getting started fore it was sitting on the nest .
After all of this I went over to the Green Valley Book Fair in Rockingham
county so before going there I stopped off at Leonard's pond to see if any
mud flats . It is starting to get a little & the only Shorebirds there were
1of each Killdeer & Solitary Sandpiper . Also just up from the pond was a
grouping of at least 50 + Tree Swallow's & one was almost totally white . It
had those big dark eyes which reminded me of a Fairy Tern .
Allen Larner
Staunton
