Early this morning Derek Rogers found a Baird's Sandpiper in the ponds that lie east of WE2 and west of the Nature Center. The bird was still present late this morning. A good variety of shorebirds were present in the ponds on the high tide, including Stilt (4), Pectoral (1), and White-rumped (5) Sandpipers. Waterfowl included Blue and Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, and Mallard. I estimated that there were between five hundred and a thousand shorebirds in the ponds. Mosquitoes were not a problem (yet).
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