Great Bay Blvd. 10-20-08

Went to GBB to do a shorebird survey yesterday... great timing, right @ high tide (Little Sheepshead Creek HT: 1:28pm, LT: 8:22pm) .... tides were super high & many sections of the road were flooded or had water flowing across. Many turned back once they reached Rand's Marina but I drove to the end (good clearance) & I'm glad I did as there was a Pectoral Sandpiper feeding on the tiny beach @ Shooting Thorofare. Along w/ the Pectoral were 2 Ruddy T's & 2 Semipalm. Plovers. All 3 of these species were so hungry they paid no attention to the group of 4 fishermen that walked past them as well as 2 birders. So I got good looks & plenty of photos, which I'll post later.

Here’s the direct link for the GBB slideshow...

http://susan.thespikeranch.com/page33/page61/page61.html

Pectoral Sandpiper
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Other species seen along the blvd:
Dunlin
SB Dowitcher
BB Plovers
Gr. Yellowlegs
Amr. Oystercatchers
Willet

Brant
Gr Blue Herons
Gr Egrets
Snowy Egrets
Amr. Bittern
BC Night Herons
DC Cormorants
B. Kingfisher
N. Harrier
Sparrows darting in & out all over the place, I did notice Song & Sharp-tailed Saltmarsh.
YR Warblers
GC Kinglets
Car. Chickadee