Date: 8/10/25 10:09 pm From: Daniel Denman <denmanster...> Subject: Bald Knob NWR Shorebirds
Shorebird Migration appears to be underway at Bald Knob NWR. So far there have been quite a few different species of Shorebirds: Black Neck Stilt, Willet, Plovers, Semipalmated Plovers, Wilson's Phalarope, Dunlin, Long Billed Dowicher, Yellow Crowned and Black Crowned Night Heron at dusk, Egrets, Herons, Sandpipers and other little Peeps galore.
Cells 4 and 5 seem to be the current hot spots for birding. Other areas around Bald Knob NWR to visit: South Coal Chute Road, the fields East of South Ditch 13 Rd, Birch Pond and the South Forty. Also, just North of Bald Knob NWR there have been Grasshopper Sparrows along Albert Hill Road.
If you plan to visit, come early morning or later afternoon/evening. I like watching the sunsets and evening flyway. As it has been hot as of late, be sure to bring plenty of water!
There is a Central Arkansas Audubon field trip to Bald Knob NWR in a couple weeks. Hopefully we have Terns, Woodstorks, and maybe (if we are lucky) a Rosette Spoonbill by the field trip.
