Our Tuesday visit to Heislerville this week could barely have been more dramatic. A great sea of Short-billed Dowitchers, Dunlin and Semipalmated Sandpipers was studded with Red Knots, Black-bellied Plovers and Semipalmated Plovers. Scattered in deeper water further out, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs fed in small flotillas.
Dramatic scenes were created by a passing Peregrine, Black-crowned Night Herons and Double-crested Cormorants could be watched as they attended to nesting duties and our experience was enriched by our visit to the New Jersey Audubon Semipalmated Sandpiper team who gave us the latest news on their work.
As if this wasn’t enough, we topped it all off with close encounters of Ruddy Turnstones and Bonaparte’s Gulls feeding at East Point Lighthouse. All in all, a fabulous spectacle – join us on our next visit!! Leaders: Mike Crewe, Warren Cairo, & Megan Crewe.
