Date: 4/24/25 6:34 pm From: David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> Subject: [SFBirds] Shorebird Migration and other activity at Pier 94
While migration in general may be slow, there's lots of shorebird activity at Pier 94, where there were at least 300 shorebirds on Tuesday, mostly LEAST and WESTERN SANDPIPERS (almost all in alternate plumage), but also DUNLIN, SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, WHIMBREL, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK OYSTERCATCHER, KILLDEER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, WILLET and an AMERICAN PIPIT. A WHITE-TAILED KIT hovered overhead, and an OSPREY flew over, calling. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were carrying food, and both TREE and BARN SWALLOWS landed on the fence. A late WESTERN MEADOWLARK was also present. A baby MALLARD was hiding in the grass near the path.
