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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Hartlen Point - front, side, back (not =
golf course)
The most dramatic moment was when at least 20 peeps stormed towards and =
past me. It was almost like many balls being thrown at me! I reacted =
and ducked a bit. Fortunately, no collisons. It was apparent that the =
merlin was somewhere at the beach (by the willow tree). At one point, a =
merlin caught a peep and worked on it while some yellowlegs nearby were =
busy feeding!!?? Then it flew away with its breakfast Birds seen =
were:
1 American pipit
2 Horned Larks
1 Catbird
1 Lincoln sparrow (Tuesday)=20
......................................
-- Black tern was last seen Tuesday at 8 am
-- Willet was seen Tuesday, but not Wednesday
............................
1 Wilson's Phalarope (evening, too briefly, due to the hawks)=20
1 Spotted Sandpiper (juvenile)
1 Hudsonian Godwit (moves around from spot to spot)
1 Whimbrel
2 Dunlins
1 Buff Breasted sandpiper
5 Baird's sandpipers
30 + Sanderlings (amazing sight to see all in a tight group! They =
looked so white. =20
10 White rumped sandpipers
3 Golden Plovers (did not check the golf course)
2 Black bellied Plovers
2 Pectoral Sandpipers
10 Ruddy Turnstones
40 + Semipalmated Sandpipers
Greater Yellow legs (one of them had only ONE leg!)=20
Lesser Yellowlegs
No Least sandpipers
Cheers, liz
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Hartlen =
Point -=20
front, side, back (not golf course)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The most dramatic moment was when at least 20 peeps stormed towards =
and=20
past me. It was almost like many balls being thrown at=20
me! I reacted and ducked a bit. Fortunately, no collisons. =
It was=20
apparent that the merlin was somewhere at the beach (by the willow =
tree). At one point, a merlin caught a peep and worked on it =
while=20
some yellowlegs nearby were busy feeding!!?? Then it flew away =
with=20
its breakfast Birds seen were:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>1 American pipit</DIV>
<DIV>2 Horned Larks</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>1 Catbird</DIV>
<DIV>1 Lincoln sparrow (Tuesday) </DIV>
<DIV>......................................</DIV>
<DIV>-- Black tern was last seen Tuesday at 8 am</DIV>
<DIV>-- Willet was seen Tuesday, but not Wednesday</DIV>
<DIV>............................</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Wilson's Phalarope (evening, too =
briefly, due to=20
the hawks) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>1 Spotted Sandpiper (juvenile)</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Hudsonian Godwit (moves around from spot =
to=20
spot)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Whimbrel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>2 Dunlins</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Buff Breasted sandpiper</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>5 Baird's sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>30 + Sanderlings (amazing sight =
to see all=20
in a tight group! They looked so white. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>10 White rumped sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>3 Golden Plovers (did not check the golf=20
course)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2 Black bellied Plovers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2 Pectoral Sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>10 Ruddy Turnstones</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>40 + Semipalmated Sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Greater Yellow legs (one of them had only ONE =
leg!)=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Lesser Yellowlegs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>No Least sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheers, liz</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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