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Posted by Rock Jetty on 08:48:13 05/31/05
In Reply to: Antillean Nighthawk posted by Trey Mitchell
Trey,
as usual, great photos. As you may now know, Antillean and Common Nighthawks are not easily distinguishable unless they call. This bird (by the way, it's a female) may be a good candidate and I'll probably be on the lookout for it later this week.
I would also like to say that I did go by the fields on Sunday (after Paul and before you) and spotted TWO breeding White-rumped Sandpipers in and around the puddles of that east field. A drive by Mowry (west of Speedway Blvd), where Paul also went, produced not only Shiny, but BRONZED and Brown-headed Cowbirds! Trifecta! I only saw one Shiny, and at the moment, it stumped me. Then I saw Lyn Atherton's Ft. DeSoto posting of her Shiny Cowbirds and I realized I saw a "worn" individual just like the one she photographed. Paul is this what you saw? A THIRD White-rumped Sandpiper was also in the area, west of the CAT. I called a couple of people but didn't get to post it immediately and then I got sidetracked. Apologies.
Cheers,
RJ
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