Short-billed Dowitcher
“On this same day five Short-billed Dowitchers crossed overhead along Sawyer Road and the following day July 11th while travelling along the Eastern Trail across the Scarborough Marsh another small flock of these birds alerted me to their presence with shrill quivering whistles as they took flight out of the tidal…”
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Short-billed Dowitchers are beginning to show up as well.
Short-billed Dowitchers are beginning to pass through as well.
Other shorebirds seen on along Sawyer Road that day included Short-billed Dowitchers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and two White-rumped Sandpipers.
A few additional notes from the field include on June 2 along the Spurwink River I spotted a Short-billed Dowitcher probing the mudflats and I heard the wheezy hissing p-tsssssshhhuk of a Nelson’s Sparrow somewhere out in the marsh.
On this same day five Short-billed Dowitchers crossed overhead along Sawyer Road and the following day July 11th while travelling along the Eastern Trail across the Scarborough Marsh another small flock of these birds alerted me to their presence with shrill quivering whistles as they took flight out of the tidal…
A few additional notes from the yard and field include on June 6 along the Spurwink River I spotted two Willets and a Short-billed Dowitcher probing the mudflats and I heard the wheezy hissing p-tsssssshhhuk of several Nelson’s Sparrows somewhere out in the marsh.
On July 19, a large gathering of Short-billed Dowitchers caught my attention within the tidal wetlands section of Sawyer Road.
On July 7, a sizable gathering of Short-billed Dowitchers caught my attention within the tidal wetlands section of Sawyer Road.