This morning Fran Morel and I ventured out around 6:15am to hit a couple of Lake County's better shorebird spots: Rollins and the Tube. We started at the Tube where we had 8 shorebird sp. New for the fall was a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. We saw 5 of these. Lots of SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS (25) and STILT SANDPIPERS (8). Otherwise standard fare. Also good numbers of BLACK TERNS (11), 2 FORSTER'S TERNS and 2 juvenile CASPIAN TERNS. Best bird was probably a BONAPARTE'S GULL which is pretty rare here in summer.
Bonaparte's Gull (foreground) and Caspian Terns
(background)
After returning the canoe around 8:45, we headed to my house, got some food and changed, and then headed over to Rollins where we hiked the western side of the main pond. Had more SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS (12) and a couple of GREATER YELLOWLEGS as well as the standard LEAST SANDPIPERS.
Still looking for that Baird's Sandpiper and some rarities!
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