The heat had kept me from birding for a few days. It wasn't as hot today, so I stopped at a few ponds to check for early returning shorebirds. I stopped at Green Pond and counted 14 continuing Snow Geese. It's been extremely dry for months, and two of the three retention ponds are completely dried up. In the back middle pond, I found 4 Least Sandpipers, 3 Spotted Sandpipers, and 3 Killdeer.
Other birds noted were an Eastern Phoebe, 8 Barn Swallows and a Tree Swallow, and around 30 Red-winged Blackbirds. Two Great Blue Herons also flew by.
The Hollo Road retention pond continued to hold a female Wood Duck with two young.
My last stop at the Tatamy Exit retention pond produced two more Least Sandpipers with 5 Killdeer and a Spotted Sandpiper.
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