Activity is heating up at Knox-Marsellus Marsh in Montezuma NWR, as seen
from East Road this evening. Thousands of ducks are joined by some
respectable shorebird numbers, highlighted by a juvenile WILSON'S
PHALAROPE. Both dowitchers and good numbers of Pectoral Sandpipers were
also nice. Over a
Walking a path through the thickets below my shop a few minutes ago, I heard
"smack!" alarms. Stepping in, I found a family group of Brown Thrashers, all
raising the alarm. In moments, they were joined by a group of Wood Thrushes,
then a family of Blue Jays arrived in the treetops to see what
