Saratoga Springs
Posted by Daniel on August 11, 2002 at 15:15:58:
Hi everyone,
I went to Saratoga Springs and found a good variety (13 species) of shorebirds.
Highlights were:
PECTORAL SANDPIPER (1)
This was with a small flock of peeps in the wet,grassy area on the NW side
of the ponds, where there is spillage out onto the mudflats. It had a
clean white belly, contrasting streaked breast, yellow legs, and a short
bill.
Long-billed Dowitcher (150+)
Western Sandpiper (10)
Least Sandpiper (6+)
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Common Snipe (4)
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Red-necked Phhalarope (10+)
Wilson's Phalarope (8+)
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt (1)
American Avocet (5)
White-faced Ibis (5)
Other highlights were a SCAUP SP., 6 Common Nighthawks, and a Loggerhead
Shrike.