CKelly19519
Member
Hi Guys,
I was birding in Cape May and then took the ferry over to Lewes, DE the last few days. Making my way back up Route 1, I stopped at Fowler's Beach on the edge of Prime Hook NWR and saw a shorebird that I was not completely sure of. Got plenty of good looks and the best shots I could get with a crappy camera, but am a novice when it comes to the shore. I was thinking willet, but it was stomping around a mudflat, so I wanted to get a few second opinions and be sure/rule out yellow-legs and other options.
Link to pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/CKelly19519/SuspectWillet?authkey=Gv1sRgCOme1q7Gj5aE1AE#
Behavior and Habitat: Picking around the mudflats close to Fowler Beach in the company of dowitchers, sanderlings. In the close vicinity was an osprey nest, some skimmers, hundreds of gulls, a kingbird, and terns. A pretty awesome saltmarsh! He strutted almost like a chicken and as I was pulling away, I saw a couple fly up to the top of a close-by 5-7 foot barren tree.
thanks for your input!
Chris
I was birding in Cape May and then took the ferry over to Lewes, DE the last few days. Making my way back up Route 1, I stopped at Fowler's Beach on the edge of Prime Hook NWR and saw a shorebird that I was not completely sure of. Got plenty of good looks and the best shots I could get with a crappy camera, but am a novice when it comes to the shore. I was thinking willet, but it was stomping around a mudflat, so I wanted to get a few second opinions and be sure/rule out yellow-legs and other options.
Link to pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/CKelly19519/SuspectWillet?authkey=Gv1sRgCOme1q7Gj5aE1AE#
Behavior and Habitat: Picking around the mudflats close to Fowler Beach in the company of dowitchers, sanderlings. In the close vicinity was an osprey nest, some skimmers, hundreds of gulls, a kingbird, and terns. A pretty awesome saltmarsh! He strutted almost like a chicken and as I was pulling away, I saw a couple fly up to the top of a close-by 5-7 foot barren tree.
thanks for your input!
Chris
