Yesterday Bruce found a Ruddy turnstone at Chamber’s Bay beach access so this morning I waited until low tide in late AM and headed over. From the bridge area I scanned north, and saw what looked like a pale below dowitcher. I headed straight that way, and in the first larger cove-like area with green Read More…
Tag: Baird’s Sandpiper
Goleta Slough and Beach and More Mesa Today
I had the morning off today, and decided to stay nearby and bird vs. drive and chase. First stop Goleta Slough and Goleta Beach County Park. The Slough was surprisingly not birdy. I’d hoped to find the Laughing Gull that has been seen there often, but didn’t find it. Aside from a few WESP and Read More…
Shorebirding in Pierce Heating Up
Mid August is here and the juvenile vagrants are starting to show up in Pierce County. Yesterday I got out intending to do the usual Levy Pond, Fife Saddle Creek Oxbow, and 56th St. Stormwater Ponds loop, but got stalled at Levy Pond where I found a Solitary Sandpiper, and wanted to take plenty of Read More…