May 23rd 2005, Krif Road fields, Keene.
The stubble fields at Krif Road, and the puddles by the adjacent Keene State College Athletic
fields produced some good shorebirding today. Both of these spots are just south-west of
Keene and within the city limits.

Shorebirds included the following;
Greater Yellowlegs - 8
Short-billed Dowitcher - 1
Semi-palmated Sandpiper - 1
Least Sandpiper - 5
Spotted Sandpiper  - 11
Solitary Sandpiper - 4
Semi-palmated Plover - 1
Killdeer - 1


Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus (upper right) with eight
Greater
Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca.
Taken with Canon Powershot A-95 hand held through Leica 10x42 binoculars.






Semi-palmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Taken with Canon Powershot A-95 hand held through Swarovski HD telescope.





Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Taken with Canon Powershot A-95 hand held through Swarovski HD telescope.




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