Hi~
This area that Eric mentions was drained a few springs back (beaver dam
broken).  In addition to the shorebirds he saw there, it also had a
Short-billed Dowitcher and Semipalmated Plovers!  When I stop there, I park
at the Tree Works and walk back to the viewing area since there are fast
cars and very little shoulder on the road.  This wetland extends for quite
a long way.  It's also a good spot for warblers and Orioles!

Ali
Huntington


On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Eric Hynes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello Vermont Birders:
>
> Similar to the experience described by Spencer Hardy yesterday on the
> listserv, I too had been noticing the return of breeders to their
> territories but catching up to any passage migrants was elusive. Thank
> goodness the beautiful weather came to an end. Last night's rain I think
> helped put down a few birds.
>
> There is a patch of marsh just east of Spears Corner in E. Charlotte on the
> Charlotte-Hinesburg Road between Tree Works landscaping and the Stony Loam
> Farm. It opens up a little bit on the south side of the road. I pass it
> most days and typically enjoy seeing a few *Wood Ducks* there and maybe the
> occasional Killdeer. This morning was a different story. I pulled onto the
> six inches of shoulder and clicked my hazards on for a quick scan from the
> car. Four *Least Sandpipers*, three *Lesser Yellowlegs*, and three
> *Solitary
> Sandpipers* were busily foraging.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Eric Hynes
> HInesburg
>