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Stilt Sandpiper with Greater Yellowlegs |
There's a wonderful little birding treasure in Seminole County called Marl Bed Flats. It's just north of Lake Jesup, and it's the best place I know of for shorebirds in my home county. Calling it a park would be a bit of a stretch. You'll find no restrooms, no amenities, just a gate and some poorly marked trails. But after walking through an Oak Hammock area, you end up on the flats--a wide expanse of wet, grassy wonder with a slough that sometimes fills up with shorebirds and wading birds. This May at least 12 species of shorebirds have made their way through the area, much to my delight: Black-necked Stilt, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Stilt Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher (a bit of a rarity inland here), and Long-billed Dowitcher.
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Black-necked Stilt |
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Greater Yellowlegs |
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Semipalmated Plover |
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Stilt Sandpiper |
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Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers |
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Solitary Sandpiper |
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Short-billed Dowitcher |
We find an assortment of wading birds here all year round, but Roseate Spoonbills seem to like to come in here around the beginning of May.
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Roseate Spoonbill |
Red-winged Blackbirds and Eastern Meadowlarks are also here year-round, and they breed here, but Bobolinks also pass through. They usually arrive in late April and continue well into May.
Nice birds.. Congrats
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Splendid assortment of birds and wonderful images. Looks like a great spot!
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