The Tatamy Exit retention pond held a Semipalmated Sandpiper among 9 Least Sandpipers and 2 Killdeer.
A quick stop at Heintzelman Park produced 5 Black Vultures, a Cooper's Hawk that just missed catching a Mourning Dove, 4 Bank Swallows, 8 Tree Swallows, and 2 Indigo Buntings.
The Eared Grebe continued to show off for birders in the Regency Boulevard's south pond. I got there just after noon as it was making its rounds in the eastern end of the pond. I got some more photos of this very cooperative bird.
Other birds present included 2 Chimney Swifts, a Spotted Sandpiper, 5 Green Herons, 2 Great Blue Herons, one Bank Swallow, 3 Tree Swallows, 3 Barn Swallows, and 3 American Goldfinches.
At the Newburg Road pond, I saw 7 Killdeer, one Spotted and one Solitary Sandpiper, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, a Semipalmated Sandpiper among 19 Least Sandpipers, plus one each of Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, and Green Heron.
Here are some comparison photos between a Semipalmated Sandpiper and a Least Sandpiper that I took there. The Semipalmated is larger with an overall grayish appearance, a scalloped-looking back, a whiter, cleaner-looking breast, black legs, and a much thicker bill, whereas the smaller Least shows a more rufous overall appearance, a dirtier-looking breast, greenish-yellow legs, and a thinner, slightly-drooping bill.
Here are two more comparison photos of the two species in flight.
My last stop was Green Pond, which continued to hold 7 Green Herons and 2 Great Egrets.
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