[Birdtalk] Shorebirds moving (SL County)

[tanager at timaverybirding.com]

This evening (07/11) I spent some time along the south shore of the Great Salt Lake near Lee's Creek.  Shorebirds were definitely on the move south.  Highlights were as follows: 

3 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER 
2 Snowy Plover 
500 American Avocet 
50 Black-necked Stilted 
10 Killdeer 
6 Long-billed Curlew 
15 Willet 
12 Greater Yellowlegs
4 Lesser Yellowlegs 
1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER
500 Wilson's Phalarope
50 Red-necked Phalarope
 
Managed to scare up 5 Sora and 2 Virginia Rail after dark... No owls... 

As for songbirds most of the usuals were pearby including: 

2 Sage Thrasher 
4 Brewer's Sparrow
7 Savannah Sparrow 
13 Lark Sparrow 
6 Horned Lark 
1 Say's Phoebe 
3 Westen Kingbird
1 Eastern Kingbird
14 Marsh Wren 

And a personal highlight was a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW! 

 Some of the aboved species were seen on private property. 

Good Birding 

Tim 


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