Good Morning, Shorebirds! - 14 Jul 2019

Wanting to see what the north end of Cell 1 had to offer in the way of morning light, I rode out from Roberts Road parking lot to check on shorebirds. The lighting is much, much better in the early morning. The Lesser Yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitchers, Least Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Wilson's Snipe were now joined by 4 Pectoral Sandpipers! Let the digiscoping begin:

Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jul 14, 2019 8:45 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Sunny, mild, high 85 today;
14 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  1
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)  2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  16
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)  24
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)  3
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  2
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)  8
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)  12
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)  4
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)  16
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  6
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  6
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  1
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S58167396

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