Today was our kickoff for the fall season. Seven of us ventured forth to see what nature could give us today. The sun was shining with mild temps, making for a very enjoyable walk. We spent the first half of the walk at Connetquot SPP. we had 20 species of birds, some highlights were Common Night Hawks, Eastern Kingbirds, and lots of Cedar Waxwings. The picture is an Eastern Kingbird
Then we proceeded to Heckscher State SP to check out the reported shorebird spectacular in the parking lot puddles. Every year at this time, with rain cooperating and filling the parking lot puddles shorebirds stop on their migration and feed on invertebrates in the puddles. This makes for easy viewing. We had seven species of shorebirds 50 yards away. We had Stilt and Pectoral and Semi and Least Sandpipers, A Ruddy Turnstone dropped in, plus Killdeer and Semi-Palmated Plover to top off the morning
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