Monday, August 8th
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| Red Knot at Bunche Beach |
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| Black-bellied Plover |
Visited Bunche Beach this morning during a cooperative, low tide, to look for new arrivals from the Short-billed Dowitchers with maybe a few Long-billed Dowitchers mixed in, many still in their alternate plumages. Also many Western. Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers. A flock of five Spotted Sandpipers were hanging together and a flock or kettle of seven Osprey were soaring over the bay. Saw my FOS Kingfisher. But missed any whimbrels or black terns which are being reported on Carlos Point on Ft Myers Beach.
northern breeding grounds. Saw a great many
There a few
Black Skimmers, Willets, Wilson's Plover, Piping Plovers, an
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| Piping Plover |
American Oystercatcher, lots of
Semipalmated Plovers, a couple of
Ruddy Turnstones, Barn Swallows swooping along the beach, some
Black-belled Plovers, Sanderlings and Marbled Godwits.
Then a flock of Red Knots, still showing some of their alternate plumage, flew in and began actively foraging. Tried to call in any yellow warblers, which are also being reported in the area, but only got a nice Prairie Warbler. It was a nice visit.
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| Red Knot |
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| Red Knots |
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Red Knots
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| Wilson's Plover |
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| Semipalmated Plover |
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| Semipalmated Plover |
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| Willet |
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| Piping Plover |
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| Short-billed Dowitcher |
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| Marbled Godwit |
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| Least Sandpiper |
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