Birding Through Glass

After my Common Loon rescue this afternoon here at Bridgewater I needed to regroup for a bike ride at Pt. Mouillee SGA this evening. I was planning to search for more Hudsonian Whimbrel flocks and check out shorebirding in Cell 3 with the Sun at my back. Driving down Haggerman Road and the Antennae Farm at 5:30 pm yielded few birds. No Bobolink or Eastern Meadowlarks, and no sparrows. A pair of Horned Larks were the only birds of note. I made a quick pass down Rheuame Road to listen for Blue Grosbeak but heard nothing of interest. A Grasshopper Sparrow was heard earlier this morning by the landfill but I did not hear it singing, either. So I continued over to the Mouillee Creek parking lot. Once on the eBike I headed out along the Middle Causeway for the Banana Unit and looked/listened for feathered goodies. The usual Swamp Sparrows and Marsh Wrens were singing, but little else. I took note of the number of Canada Geese (w/ goslings), Mute Swans and American White Pelicans roostin...