Date added
Jun. 6, 2012
07:43 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
09:57 AM EDT
Description
A few large gulls among the multitudes, pecking at the dead horseshoe crabs.
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
09:57 AM EDT
Description
Didn't notice it at the time, only during review of photos. There was a pair of them.
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
09:57 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
09:57 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
09:46 AM EDT
Description
Even the blackbirds were down in the action.
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
09:46 AM EDT
What
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
09:46 AM EDT
Description
Probably multiple individuals shown--but all willets I believe.
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Description
Freeloaders (parasites?) on the underside of horseshoe crabs. The crabs were dead.
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Description
Probably the highlight of the trip, watching skimmers in the late afternoon, doing what skimmers do. We saw maybe 5-6 different groups of 1-8 birds each.
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Date added
Jun. 5, 2012
08:30 AM EDT
Description
Mating. One of the few attached pairs seen during daylight hours.
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