Belle Isle Marsh Dozens of Short-billed Dowitchers, etc.

[Paul Peterson]

I basically covered the entirety of Belle Isle Marsh from 11:50-3:00: Lawn Ave. section, main section, and The Key (in Revere).

Great Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 5
Great Egret 2
Osprey 5                              two adult pairs and a nestling seen in nest
Killdeer 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 28
Least Sandpiper 8
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Willet 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 28      in large pan beyond boardwalk pan (in direction of Beachmont neighborhood)
Common Tern 3
Saltmarsh Sparrow 6            very evident from Lawn Ave. observation platform

Paul Peterson
peterso...@yahoo.com
Boston