least sandpiper – The Jersey Birder

For variety’s sake, Veterans Park in Hamilton serves us well

A greater yellowlegs stands in the shallow end of a lake on one leg, the other tucked under its body. The water is greenish. Two least sandpipers are in the background at right.

Veterans Park in Hamilton is just a bit too far for me to reach on pre-work mornings, so I usually go there on weekends. The man-made lake attracts a good variety of birds, and it’s not unusual to spot a bald eagle there. Last weekend, I paid an afternoon visit and spotted some shorebirds onContinue reading “For variety’s sake, Veterans Park in Hamilton serves us well”