[Birdnet] RED KNOTS at AIC

[Kristin Purdy]

Tim,

Good find on those knots. Last spring we had a group of five on the 
causeway; Joel and Kathy were the first to find them on May 8 and the birds 
were in breeding plumage. In 2004, Glenn and I had three Red Knots on the 
causeway on April 28th and all were in breeding plumage.

Kris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Avery" <tanager at timaverybirding.com>
To: <birdnet at utahbirds.org>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: [Birdnet] RED KNOTS at AIC


> The shorebirding at AIC is still hot!  This morning around 11:15 I spotted 
> a flock of 10 RED KNOTS between MM 5 and 6 about 350 yards to the north of 
> the causeway.  The birds appeared for the most part to be in full breeding 
> plumage.  I am not sure of the timing of the molt, and if it is odd, as I 
> have never seen this species in the spring.  Nearby were 2 Black-bellied 
> Plovers which helped for size and shape comparison.
>
> There were still around 250 Black-bellied Plover between MM 5-6 to the 
> north, as well as 10 Marbled Godwit, 100 Western Sandpiper, other peeps to 
> far out to ID, and 3 flocks of Wilson's Phalarope flew by which numbered 
> over 100 combined.
>
> New arrivals on the Island included: Lazuli Buntings, Yellow and Wilson;s 
> Warbler, and Western Kingbird all at the ranch.  At the large patch of 
> Russian Olive along the road to the ranch, a Northern Mocking bird was 
> singing from the top of snag.
>
> And finally 38 Greater Sage-Grouse were still present at the Henefer Lek 
> this morning (including 2 females who acted as if they weren't interested 
> in any of the displaying birds).
>
> Good Birding
>
> Tim
> tanager at timaverybirding.com
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