September 23, 2011
After dropping my kiddo off with their dad for the weekend, I went on a solo birding adventure to Shollenberger Park. Loads of great birds (as usual), including American White Pelican, Northern Shoveler, Greater Yellowlegs and Pacific Golden Plover – a new bird for me!
Species List
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Canada Goose (Branta canadensis moffitti), Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus vociferus), Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), American Coot (Fulica americana americana), Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus), Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Western Gull (Larus occidentalis), Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva), Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum), American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Let me know what you think!