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Thank you to all who attended the outing. You were all wonderful. The tri=
p total was around 52 species which is down by 8-18 species. Of note there=
were fewer warblers than normal and no flycatchers at all. Hermit thrushe=
s which are usually at every nook and cranny were all but vacant. Another =
scarce bird this year in the area is the winter wren. We heard one today, =
but it did not come out. All but one had great looks at two northern water=
thrushes. We spotted blackburnian warblers at quite a few different locati=
ons and thanks to the keen ears and eyes of one birder a pair of broad-wing=
ed hawks were a treat. Other raptors observed were sharp-shinned hawk, red=
-tailed hawk and bald eagle. =20
=20
Chestnut-sided warblers are really scarce this year and yellow warblers and=
common yellowthroats appear to be down in numbers in this area. These are=
my own personal observations, so others may notice differently.
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Swallows are also way down in this area so far.
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The real surprise is the number of shorebirds about. With what we saw at P=
ort L'Herbert yesterday and in additon 15 more least sandpipers that I saw =
in a flyby there, and what was on Crescent Beach today there seems to be so=
mething strange going on. Today at Crescent Beach we observed 17 black-bel=
lied plovers, two semi-palmated sandpipers, a greater yellowlegs, a least s=
andpiper and a dunlin. I've not listed the normal shorebirds that we would=
expect to see there, just the ones which should not be here at all now.
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore
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Thank you to all who attended the outing. You were all wonderful.&nbs=
p; The trip total was around 52 species which is down by 8-18 species. =
; Of note there were fewer warblers than normal and no flycatchers at all.&=
nbsp; Hermit thrushes which are usually at every nook and cranny were all b=
ut vacant. Another scarce bird this year in the area is the winter wr=
en. We heard one today, but it did not come out. All but one ha=
d great looks at two northern waterthrushes. We spotted blackburnian =
warblers at quite a few different locations and thanks to the keen ears and=
eyes of one birder a pair of broad-winged hawks were a treat. Other =
raptors observed were sharp-shinned hawk, red-tailed hawk and bald eagle.&n=
bsp; <BR>
<BR>
Chestnut-sided warblers are really scarce this year and yellow warblers and=
common yellowthroats appear to be down in numbers in this area. Thes=
e are my own personal observations, so others may notice differently.<BR>
<BR>
Swallows are also way down in this area so far.<BR>
<BR>
The real surprise is the number of shorebirds about. With what we saw=
at Port L'Herbert yesterday and in additon 15 more least sandpipers that I=
saw in a flyby there, and what was on Crescent Beach today there seems to =
be something strange going on. Today at Crescent Beach we observed 17=
black-bellied plovers, two semi-palmated sandpipers, a greater yellowlegs,=
a least sandpiper and a dunlin. I've not listed the normal shorebird=
s that we would expect to see there, just the ones which should not be here=
at all now.<BR>
<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Dublin Shore<BR><br /><hr /> </body>
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