There have been landscape changes, aplenty, at the impoundment. Some were surprising, such as the removal of many trees. The best one (by far) for attracting birds is the mudflat that has come this year. It is easy to get to, is small, and various migrants visit. A willet has been there for a while, i greeted the bird enthusiasm. This willet , and a few other shorebirds were the first of their species i have seen--called lifers by bird watchers. I missed the visits of a golden plover, a dunlin, and a ruddy turnstone.
Same Willet, is the other bird a Sanderling? if so, i saw these two together, and had not seen either before.
Warblers are great, but herons are easier to photograph; they pose sometimes.
two avocets
3 species: avocets, kildare, dowitcher
Pectoral Sandpiper
female mallard, semi-palmated sandpiper
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