31 Red-necked Phalaropes! - 09 Sep 2012
Also seen were 22 Killdeer, 12 Lesser Yellowlegs, 14 Least Sandpipers, 4 Semipalmated Plovers, and 4-5 Blue-winged Teal.
Lotus Rd. mudflats, Monroe, Michigan, US
Sep 9, 2012 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Karl Overman reported 31 Red-necked Phalaropes yesterday at Lotus Rd. in southern Monroe Co. Greg Links had reported 16 birds earlier in the day. So, I took a quick run down to Lotus Rd. with the hopes of being able to get some digiscoped images.
6 species
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 5
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 22
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 4
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 31 Yep! 31 Red-necked Phalaropes on mudflats (same number as reported by Karl Overman. All in basic plumage w/ black caps, napes, scalloped back feathers w/ orange-red fringes, and black face mask. Exact count.
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 12
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 14
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Sep 9, 2012 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Karl Overman reported 31 Red-necked Phalaropes yesterday at Lotus Rd. in southern Monroe Co. Greg Links had reported 16 birds earlier in the day. So, I took a quick run down to Lotus Rd. with the hopes of being able to get some digiscoped images.
6 species
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 5
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 22
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 4
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 31 Yep! 31 Red-necked Phalaropes on mudflats (same number as reported by Karl Overman. All in basic plumage w/ black caps, napes, scalloped back feathers w/ orange-red fringes, and black face mask. Exact count.
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 12
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 14
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)