AIC

["Steve Carr" <stevecarr9 at msn dot com>]

This morning, thinking that the heavy storms of the last 24 hours may 
have brought some birds down, Pomera and I ventured out to the causeway. 
 Unfortunately, there was not much change.  A few Black-bellied Plovers 
on the mud flats by the east bridge, north side.  Several flocks of 
Pipits, or maybe the same flock several times.  The Wandering Tattler 
was still present at the west bridge, north side, west edge of the 
inlet.  A Horned Grebe was close to shore about the same area.

Just east of the weather station between MP's 1-2, we observed a 
Whimbrel, adult Long-billed Curlew and immature Curlew, all right 
together, so it was interesting to see the differences in bill size with 
the 3 birds, plus the somewhat smaller body size of the Whimbrel, and 
its very pronounced head markings.  A couple of small flocks of peeps 
flew past but didn't land.  This was all about 9:30 a.m.  Weather, of 
course, was cool, clear and very comfortable.

We also dropped by Farmington Bay - not much except for several Greater 
Yellowlegs, mainly out at the south end of the dike.  We watched an 
attractive Prairie Falcon being harassed by a pair of Kestrels up on the 
radar tower at the end of Glover Lane.

--Steve Carr 
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