Baird's Sandpiper, Branch Co.

[Jhawillet at aol.com]

Sandy Schacht, Ryan Smith and I had excellent looks at a Baird's Sandpiper  
this afternoon at the Branch County sewage ponds, Kinderhook.  It was on  the 
rocks on the west side of the pond behind (north of) the area office.   Other 
shorebirds present were Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, Spotted,  
Least, and Semipalmated Sandpipers, plus one juv. Bonaparte's Gull.
 
To reach the facility, take I-69 south to Copeland Road, the southernmost  
exit in Michigan.  Take Copeland Rd. west to the blinker light in  Kinderhook 
and turn north.  The sewage ponds are on the left (west) side of  the road at 
the north edge of town.  A thick evergreen bush almost totally  hides the sign 
at the gravel lane entrance, so it can be easy to drive  past.
 
Jim Haw
Ft. Wayne, IN



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