Date: 4/26/24 10:45 am From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <mattsadowski78...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Semipalmated Sandpiper at Salt Works
Pond numbers refresher:
Pond 20: E of 13th, 32.593293, -117.100935
Pond 22: At 13th, 32.591178, -117.105366
Pond 23: At 10th, 32.592055, -117.111224
Pond 10: N of 7th, 32.594007, -117.118680
Pond 10A: SW of 7th, 32.590355, -117.120676
Pond 11: SE of Hwy 75 parking, 32.599671, -117.119364
Emory Cove mudflats: N of Hwy 75 parking, 32.607017, -117.126891
Matt Sadowski
On Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 10:09 <lehman.paul...> via groups.io
<lehman.paul...> wrote:
> Already the second Semipalmated Sandpiper this spring is currently present
> at the salt works on a drawn-down Pond 23, which is the pond about a third
> of a mile or so east of the end of 13th Street. There are somewhere between
> 800 and 1,000 Westerns to look through, and the birds are at a moderate
> distance or farther, so a good scope and lots and lots of patience is
> needed. They periodically flush up and mix, so there's no way to say
> exactly where the bird is for long periods of time. Not for the shorebird
> faint of heart! This particular bird is decidedly short and stubby billed,
> so it makes it look really quite distinctive if you can get a reasonable
> look at it due to the stubbiness of the bill, which makes the bird also
> look extra pudgey.
>
>
> Paul Lehman, San Diego
>
>
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