Shorbs

This evening there were 8 shorebird species in a flooded wheat field on Staten Island, San Joaquin County:

Black-bellied Plover (3)
Killdeer (20+)
Greater Yellowlegs (5+)
Dunlin (3)
Western Sandpiper (3)
Least Sandpiper (200+)
Long-billed Dowitcher (150+)
Wilson's Snipe (10)

Lots of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and CACKLING GEESE around as well.

Here's a look at a small portion of the shorb flock:

 

Visibility was pretty good out at Staten tonight.  I'm not exactly sure how many miles those foothills are to the south-southwest but probably about 20:

Back at home, I had several raptors migrating overhead earlier today including this SWAINSON'S HAWK: