August 15th marked the beginning of the fall waterbird count at the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. You can follow there blog at www.WPBO.org. So far this year, waterbird numbers have been slow but are just starting to pick up. There has been no Jaegers yet but, there was a Sabines Gull and a pair of Stilt sandpipers.
I've been to WPBO once already. I went on the 24th and the 25th. The 24th was the best day of the fall for Shorebirds. With a total of 16 Species including, White Rumped, Semipalmated, Bairds, Least and Pectoral Sandpipers, Ruddy Turnstone, Whimbrel, Semipalmated, Piping, Black Bellied and American Golden Plovers, Sanderling, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper and a Killdeer. On the 25th, Shorebird Numbers were way down but a Red Knot flew by and landed with only 5 minutes left in the count.
I've been to WPBO once already. I went on the 24th and the 25th. The 24th was the best day of the fall for Shorebirds. With a total of 16 Species including, White Rumped, Semipalmated, Bairds, Least and Pectoral Sandpipers, Ruddy Turnstone, Whimbrel, Semipalmated, Piping, Black Bellied and American Golden Plovers, Sanderling, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper and a Killdeer. On the 25th, Shorebird Numbers were way down but a Red Knot flew by and landed with only 5 minutes left in the count.
Red Knot
Semipalmated Sandpiper