Bernardsville will never be confused as being a shorebird hotspot, nor will any location in Morris or Somerset Counties. There are marshes, flooded fields, and an occasional mudflat that may hold a few shorebird gems but the Bernardsville Quarry on Old Quarry Road may be the least likely spot one could think of to find shorebirds. Yet, this afternoon, Joe Pescatore texted me that he had flushed 3 White-rumped Sandpipers in the rocky confines of the Quarry. We were unable to relocate them finding only 2 Spotted Sandpipers. In the early evening, Simon Lane visited the Quarry. Not only did he find the 3 White-rumped Sandpipers but 17 Semipalmated Sandpipers to boot! Who needs mudflats? Earlier, Joe also saw a Cliff Swallow amongst the Northern Rough-winged, Tree and Barn Swallows. Later, Simon added Common Nighhawk to the Quarry’s day list.