{"id":1445,"date":"2011-10-16T23:30:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T06:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2011-12-05T22:48:49","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T06:48:49","slug":"finally-a-shap-tailed-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=1445","title":{"rendered":"Finally A Sharp-tailed Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Circumstances are still such that time out in the field is really limited these days. On seeing continued reports of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers in Boundary Bay, I knew I would have to take advantage of any small opportunities to get out. One such chance was on Friday, but no Sharp-tailed was to be found.<\/p>\n

Another small window opened this afternoon and I was back out to Boundary Bay checking the beach west of 104 St. I spoke to a fellow birder who mentioned that one had been seen this morning in the company of a Pectoral Sandpiper. A glimmer of hope that started to fade after three passes along the beach and only locating two Pectorals.<\/p>\n

I was heading back to the car on my fourth and final trip along the beach when,<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

… eureka! The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper had finally returned.<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While I have managed a couple of record shots previously,<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

… I have been waiting a few years for a chance to photograph one along the beach.<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This particular bird was being quite cooperative,<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

… allowing me to tag along while it foraged for food.<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper is a rare Eurasian migrant.<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Boundary Bay area will usually have a couple of sightings each fall, usually juveniles like this one. There have been two birds being seen here over the last two weeks.<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It took a brief time-out and rested on a hummock,<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

… then it was back to working the waterline looking for food again.<\/p>\n

\"Sharp-tailed
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Needless to say I was delighted to finally have this chance with a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Circumstances are still such that time out in the field is really limited these days. On seeing continued reports of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers in Boundary Bay, I knew I would have to take advantage of any small opportunities to get out. One such chance was on Friday, but no Sharp-tailed was to be found. Another small … Continue reading “Finally A Sharp-tailed Day”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-1445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birding-in-british-columbia","category-boundary-bay","tag-sharp-tailed-sandpiper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1445"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1462,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions\/1462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}