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This section is devoted to Plovers, Sandpipers, and Allies (Charadiiformes)
An uncommon visitor to Orange County (Eurasia origins) and considered rare in this area and all throughout all of North America. The Ruff does not migrate, winter or summer anywhere in the US. Its reappearance this year and in the … Continued
A late afternoon visit to the reservoir yesterday proved eventful especially with the shoreline visible (typically submerged with higher water levels reducing any possibility of shorebirds). About 7:15pm I noted (11) Long-billed Dowitchers, (4) Semipalmated Plovers, (1) Greater Yellowlegs, (8) … Continued
While it may seem daunting to be able to tell these two species apart, its actually not as bad as one may ponder. I’ve included two images below, one of each with links to each of their respective photo galleries … Continued
Comparing a Least Sandpiper and a Western Sandpiper to the untrained eye can be a bit of a challenge especially in basic/winter plumage and if solo. In this photo, taken on 1-28-2016 at Irvine Lake in Irvine, California we can … Continued
As of September 29th, 2015, Laguna Niguel Regional Park has spiked recently with several new arrivals. Over the past 2 weeks a Blackpoll Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Virginia’s Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, an American Redstart (1st year) and a Least … Continued
A visit to the San Luis River mouth in Oceanside, CA presented good views of a Wandering Tattler. Finding the species was not immediate and after about 90 minutes the Wandering Tattler was located behind the Oceanside marina suites waterfront … Continued
After amassing a good amount of Long-billed Curlew photos over the years, it was now time to place this species in the photo gallery A shortcut to this section can be found here: Long-billed Curlew photos Enjoy! and thanks for … Continued
A mid-afternoon visit to Bolsa Chica Wetlands in search of the recently seen Yellow-crowned Night-Heron turned up fruitless. Mike Sanders and I covered quite a bit of ground, a total of 4.4 miles without success. However a visit to Bolsa … Continued
A visit to the San Juan Creek Mouth in Dana Point yesterday “terned” up some interesting shorebirds. Sadly, I had also stumbled across a horrific scene. I had walked from the OCParks parking lot along the shore to observe and … Continued
With the worst storm on its way since 2009 and sunset approaching at 4:43pm, my 3pm arrival seemed timely to catch up on the latest shore birds near the San Juan Creek mouth in Dana point. The San Juan Creek … Continued