sbruenjes Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I saw this bird today while at the DeKorte Nature Preserve in Northern New Jersey. I never expected to see a shorebird in January... Any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Dowitcher. Not sure about species, possibly Long-billed but I may be wrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Quite a lot of shorebirds winter in New Jersey, with at least 16 species being more or less reliable at that season there. While the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay beaches host the very reliable Dunlin, Sanderling, and a few others, the back-bay areas (such as DeKorte) probably host the best variety, such as your dowitcher. The the eBird occurrence graphs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbruenjes Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Thank you. So interesting! I was looking over the E-Bird checklist for DeKorte and it seems more likely to be a Long-Billed Dowitcher based on what was reported. If I go with the Long billed, it would be a new bird for me! https://ebird.org/hotspot/L389007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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