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Post by oldfulica on May 12, 2019 16:46:20 GMT -8
Here are some shots taken at Iona. The best time is high tide. Yellow-headed Blackbird Goldfinch on the barbed wire to nowhere. Dunlin Western Sandpiper Semi-palmated Sandpiper with Westerns Least Sandpipers Solitary Sandpiper
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Post by nickinthegarden on May 12, 2019 17:49:54 GMT -8
On an impulse this morning I went to Iona also when I had heard an American Avocet had been spotted yesterday. I certainly did not have your kind of luck, Iona has only been lucky for me one time (American White Pelican) but I was happy to see a few Purple Martins and while I did not see a Yellow-headed Blackbird I did hear one but sadly no American Avocet. Some great images!
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Post by oldfulica on May 12, 2019 19:23:00 GMT -8
On an impulse this morning I went to Iona also when I had heard an American Avocet had been spotted yesterday. I certainly did not have your kind of luck, Iona has only been lucky for me one time (American White Pelican) but I was happy to see a few Purple Martins and while I did not see a Yellow-headed Blackbird I did hear one but sadly no American Avocet. Some great images! Thanks Nick. Did you go into the inner ponds?
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Post by expiallyd on May 14, 2019 17:55:14 GMT -8
Great shots as usual, Len. A nice collection of sandpiper images, very useful for picking out field marks.
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Post by oldfulica on May 14, 2019 20:03:01 GMT -8
Great shots as usual, Len. A nice collection of sandpiper images, very useful for picking out field marks. Thanks Anne. Did you ever get down there?
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Post by expiallyd on May 14, 2019 20:06:35 GMT -8
Great shots as usual, Len. A nice collection of sandpiper images, very useful for picking out field marks. Thanks Anne. Did you ever get down there? Yes, thanks very much for your help with that. I forgot to check tide tables and it was low tide, so very few shorebirds at the inner ponds. But I did get the Harris's sparrow and there were yellow-headed blackbirds marching around in the parking lot at the outer ponds, so it was a good outing.
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Post by neal on Aug 23, 2019 9:10:02 GMT -8
Great set of photos, somehow I missed them when you first posted. Well done.
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