I took a late afternoon walk down to an old cow pond at Ezzell
Farm in Mint Hill yesterday. My hunch was that hot, dry conditions had
significantly shrunk the amount of water, exposing lots of exposed mud around
the edges. I was right. As a result, I
was able to tally my first migrating shorebirds of the fall migration season.
One solitary sandpiper and one spotted sandpiper foraged
along the edges. Both species are among the most common shorebirds that pass
thru our area but their presence indicates that the pond is attractive to
shorebirds right now and could attract something a bit more interesting if
conditions persist.
I’ll be checking this pond regularly for the next couple of
months.
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| Solitary Sandpiper by Lee Weber |
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| Spotted Sandpiper by John Ennis |
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