Semipalmated Sandpiper, Lincoln Park Gravel Pits, NJ, Aug. 7, 2015 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)
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Shorebirds at the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits today include 2 Semipalmated Plovers, 16 Killdeer, 5 Greater Yellowlegs including 1 juvenile, 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers (adults) and 8 Least Sandpipers with 1 gorgeous juvenile.
On the previous day Roger Johnson added Black-crowned Night-Heron and Bobolink to The Pits’ year list.
Neighboring Walker Avenue Wetlands in Wayne, Passaic County has a diminished number of Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets with only 3 of the former and 4 of the latter today. Two weeks ago, the numbers of these two species were 26 and 30 respectively. 50+ Least Sandpipers, 10 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 4 Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Spotted Sandpipers and 18 Killdeer are the today’s shorebird totals.
Fish Crows, Lincoln Park Gravel Pits, NJ, Aug. 7, 2015 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)
Rob Gallucci visited Glenhurst Meadows on Aug. 6. One of the few known Red-headed Woodpeckers in north New Jersey this summer continues. 3 Solitary Sandpipers, Green Heron and 2 Northern Waterthrushes were also observed.
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Red-headed Woodpecker, Glenhurst Meadows, NJ, Aug. 6, 2015 (photo by Robert Gallucci)
Solitary Sandpiper, Glenhurst Meadows, NJ, Aug. 6, 2015 (photo by Robert Gallucci)
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