I counted 16 Wilson Snipe in the wet spots along Flats Rd. this afternoon; there were certainly many more in the grassy stubbles and furrows. Yesterday, in the same location, I got out of my car and a couple flocks of snipe flew off, calling, easily 50 or more in all. eBird hasn’t liked either the 30 I compromised on yesterday or the 16 I reported today. Most of these have been along the south side of the road 50-100 yards in from Chandler Rd. Stay in your car to watch them. There are some pretty good flooded areas right now along Flats and in the farm field along Chandler that might be quite welcoming as shorebirds start showing up. Also, at the moment, along the greenway off Chandler Rd. past the horse farm (wood ducks & turtles in the one pond, though I haven’t seen any shorebirds - except Killdeer - in that area yet).
