Recap: Red River Birding Walk–Aug. 10, 2021
Hudsonian whimbrel by Gerry Beetham
It was another banner day for birding at Red River Beach on Nantucket Sound. Among the 28 species seen today was a Hudsonian whimbrel (pictured). Many thanks to walk leader Peter Trull and photographer Gerry Beetham. Interested in more birding walks? Watch your HCT eNews for upcoming dates.
Canada Goose 1
Mourning Dove 2
Semipalmated Plover 2
Whimbrel (Hudsonian) 1
Ruddy Turnstone 8
Sanderling 12 (flying)
Least Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Solitary Sandpiper (solitaria) 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet (Eastern) 4
Laughing Gull 13
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 13
Common Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 1 (in marsh upon arrival)
Snowy Egret 16
Glossy Ibis 8 (5 in flight, 3 single individuals)
Osprey 3
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 10
House Sparrow 7
Saltmarsh Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
