Red Knots @ Great Bay Blvd. WMA today!
May/23/2006 09:19 PM
From
4:15pm until 5:15pm (HT for Shooting Thorofare was
5:50pm) I spent my time at the beach that looks out
on Shooting Thorofare at the end of GBB WMA, as well
as out in the marshes. I was scanning the marsh to
water edges with my binoculars, came across an AO
pair of which I have seen every time out there. They
can always be seen when you look to the east. The
next thing I came across was a bunch of red heads
& breasts peeking up from the bank. I set up my
scope and sure enough it was a group of 18 Red Knots.
They were joined by 1 Ruddy T. and a BBP. I watched
the RK's for a good 30 min's, took some digiscope pix
and shot some digital video.
18 RK's 5-23-06 (4:30pm - 5:00pm) 39° 30'29.54"N 74° 19'01.76"W
18 RK's 5-23-06 (4:30pm - 5:00pm) 39° 30'29.54"N 74° 19'01.76"W
Red Knot Photo
Album
Red Knot Video
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Red Knot Video
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Related links to Red Knot information:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/end-thrtened/redknot.pdf
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/redknot/
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/redknot/facts.pdf