Main highlights came from Knox-Marsellus Marsh in the form of a breeding-plumaged Ruddy Turnstone. There was a plover I thought was Am. Golden Plover but in retrospect didn't look at carefully so entered in eBird as Black-bellied/Am. Golden Plover. Most phalarope candidates eventually became Lesser Yellowlegs with a little more watching. Having bad luck catching up to Wilson's that have been reported. The only shorebird I saw that never moved was a Red-necked Phalarope floating on the water. Smaller size, face pattern, and bill profile looked good for RN. Plenty of peeps to look through, Stilt Sandpipers, and SB Dowitchers. Puddler had some yellowlegs.
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