Whimbrel and Black-bellied Plover in Buffalo
Published: June 02, 2019
Tags: Rarities, whimbrel, black-bellied plover, glaucous gull
I stopped along the Buffalo waterfront the last two days, hoping to find some late migrating shorebirds. I was thrilled to see a Whimbrel out on the breakwall at the Seaway Slip at the Outer Harbor. I've not seen one in spring before, so this was a fun sighting for me. The Whimbrel stayed the entire morning and quite a few people came to see it. That's always rewarding! Please forgive the photos - they were taken from a distance!
The next day, I stopped there again and found a Black-bellied Plover in the field. He didn't stay long but at least gave me a couple of minutes to capture some documentation shots of him. This is another bird I haven't seen in Western New York in spring before.
A distant shot of the Whimbrel out on the breakwall
Another shot of the Whimbrel
The Glaucous Gull continues at Woodlawn
Black-bellied Plover
Black-bellied Plover cocking his head to either look to the sky for predators or listen for "food stuff" in the field - I wasn't sure. I saw him do this several times.
Black-bellied Plover circling the Seaway Slip before heading out.