Hudsonian Godwits Times Five - 27 Oct 2026
I saw a post from Bobby Irwin that 7 Hudsonian Godwits and 1 Long-billed Dowitcher were seen at Lake Erie Metropark this morning. It was mid-afternoon but I decided to go look for them. Another mild day w/ overcast skies and temps pushing 70ºF made it a nice day for a chase. I arrived at 3 pm and parked by the Wave Pool and walked to the Service Road to the west. A scope of the marsh to the south (and north) failed to produce any shorebirds. I decided to walk to the bridge to scope back to the north in case they were hiding, so I walked the road toward Cove Point. Stopping at the marsh to the west I saw 4 Greater Yellowlegs at full power but nothing else. Back at the bridge I scoped the marsh to the north but only saw a single Wilson's Snipe and a dozen Killdeer that flew in from the north. Scoping south of the bridge the usual ducks were hanging around: Mallard, Green-winged Teal , and Canada Geese and only a single Pectoral Sandpiper. I then walked down to the s...
