Date: 7/13/25 2:23 pm
From: Florence Sanchez via groups.io <sanchezucsb11...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] Coal Oil Point Shorebird report, July 13
Pretty much the same scene as yesterday, except that I found some Western Sandpipers (8) this morning after they did a bunk on me yesterday.  They were hanging out with 4 Least Sandpipers very far west along the beach.  Numbers of large shorebirds were about what they have been.  The Heerman's Gull flock was still present, but down to about 130 birds.  With them were two Royal Terns.
It is interesting that so far this migration year, the birds are not using the exposed reef at low tide very much.  In past years, I usually find a lot of small shorebirds (and some larger ones) foraging in the various pools and crevices.
I stopped by the Dune Pond but found only 2 Greater Yellowlegs and 1 Kildeer.  Checking Devereux Slough form the pullout at the broken bridge, I found only 2 Least Sandpipers and 1 Kildeer on the mucky mud and water.
Florence Sanchez


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