Hudsonian Godwits - 21 Aug 2004
21 August 2004 Pt. Mouilee SGA, Monroe
Skye, et. al.,
I was at Pt. Mouillee this evening and also saw and photographed what I thought was a Western Sandpiper juvenile. Please look at my image(s) and give your thoughts (believed now to be Semipalmated Sandpiper).
I also saw what I believed were 4 Baird's Sandpipers along w/ 2 White-rumped Sandpipers, 2 Hudsonian Godwits,
a half-dozen Long-Billed Dowitchers,
Stilt Sandpipers,
Semipalmated Plovers and Semipalmated Sandpipers,
Least Sandpipers, Caspian Terns, and Greater Yellowlegs
and Lesser Yellowlegs.
As always, I'm open to being corrected, so please correct my descriptions if necessary.
Jerry
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Aug 21, 2004 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
12 species
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 3
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) 2 large godwits w/ gray bodies and splotches of red on belly. No barring or checkering as expected with Marbled Godwits. Also seen by Skye Haas. Cell 2
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 6
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 4 Plump dowitchers in basic plumage. Long slightly drooping bills. Only dowitcher that molts during migration (per Caleb Putnam). Photos.
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 6
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) 2 peep w/ black legs and straight black bills. slightly larger than semipalmated sandpipers. on mudflats, checkering on back has warmer tones than gray-browns of semi palms
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 2
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 12
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
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From: TheOwlRanch@aol.com
Sent: 8/21/2004 7:20:24 PM
To: Mich-listers@envirolink.org
Subject: Western Sandpiper, Monroe Co. 8/21
Aug 21, 2004 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
12 species
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 3
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) 2 large godwits w/ gray bodies and splotches of red on belly. No barring or checkering as expected with Marbled Godwits. Also seen by Skye Haas. Cell 2
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 6
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 4 Plump dowitchers in basic plumage. Long slightly drooping bills. Only dowitcher that molts during migration (per Caleb Putnam). Photos.
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 6
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) 2 peep w/ black legs and straight black bills. slightly larger than semipalmated sandpipers. on mudflats, checkering on back has warmer tones than gray-browns of semi palms
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 2
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 12
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
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From: TheOwlRanch@aol.com
Sent: 8/21/2004 7:20:24 PM
To: Mich-listers@envirolink.org
Subject: Western Sandpiper, Monroe Co. 8/21
Howdy mich-listers,
Today at Pt. Mouillee I found a juvenile Western Sandpiper in the southeast corner of Cell 2. I observed it for about 30 minutes at close range. It was a bright youngster with a somewhat long bill, in with all the other peeps. I also had at least 2 Bairds Sandpipers and 2 Hudsonian Godwits in Cell 2, along with decent numbers of Stilt Sandpipers, and SB Dowitchers. I did not see the White Pelicans or the Red-necked Phalarope.
Good Birding
~Skye Haas
