Date: 7/28/22 12:14 pm From: plm108 <plm108...> Subject: Bald Knob NWR Shorebirds and Waders
The refuge has some good feeding areas for us birders to look for migrants. Michael and I went this morning after the rain and noticed a big uptick in shorebirds and waders. Nothing super rare but still fun to see, particularly...100+ Black-necked Stilt12 Stilt Sandpipers1 Wilson's Phalarope3 Western Sandpiper1-2 Semipalmated SandpiperMany Long and Short-billed Dowitchers, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Pectoral and Least Sandpipers and Killdeer2 White Ibis (juveniles)Many Great Blue, Great, Little Blue and Snowy Egrets/Herons4 handsome Black Tern2 Bank Swallow8-9 Black-crowned Night-heronThings should pick up even more after the rains. Hope you get a chance to go over the upcoming days/weeks. Patty McLean and Michael Linz The Roadrunners of White and Faulkner Counties
