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and the flats Whimbrel
The Nemesis Bird | August 28th 2008 by Drew Weber
Not quite as cooperative as the Buff-breasted Sandpiper, the Whimbrel enjoyed skulking, always on the opposite end of Avocet Point where we were. This was my PA state bird #273. Whimbrels are common along the coast and the only place to reliably find read more
Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the flats
The Nemesis Bird | August 28th 2008 by Drew Weber
Conejohela Flats once again produced some good shorebirds for me. A previously reported Whimbrel was still hanging out on Avocet Point and was the first bird we saw. And right in front of it was a juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper. The thing I really read more
Banded Glossy Ibis
The Nemesis Bird | August 12th 2008 by Drew Weber
At Conejohela Flats today, a young Glossy Ibis was hanging out on Avocet Point. Ignoring the seven birders walking around the flats, it foraged non-stop in shallow water from the time I arrived at 8:30am until I left at 12:30 pm. The most interestin read more
Two different White Ibises
The Nemesis Bird | July 22nd 2008 by Drew Weber
left: @ Middle Creek by Geoff Malosh- right: @ Conejohela Flats by Drew Weber Above is a comparison of a photo Geoff Malosh took of the Middle Creek White Ibis with a photo of the ibis I took at Conejohela Flats. Although these pictures show differen read more
White Ibis at the flats
The Nemesis Bird | July 16th 2008 by Drew Weber
Finally got out on the flats for the first time since late April. There had been both an immature White Ibis and a Sandhill Crane hanging out there together so I was hoping to see both these birds. Unfortunately, only the White Ibis was around while read more
Peeps
The Nemesis Bird | May 23rd 2008 by Drew Weber
I spent an afternoon on the Conejohela Flats on the Susquehanna River yesterday. The water behind the dam was amazingly low, resulting in acres of mud. This benefited the birds by giving them more foraging habitat but made it a bit more difficult to read more
Bonies at the flats
The Nemesis Bird | November 2nd 2007 by Drew Weber
A few days ago I spent the morning at Conejohela Flats, canoing around because the water level was extremely high following the 3 inches of rain we had just received. Generally we spend most of our time scoping the birds out from a blind that is on o read more
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