Baird’s Sandpiper
Speaking of sandpipers: here’s another one someone can ID.

Speaking of sandpipers: here’s another one someone can ID.

600 and counting !!
Did you ever wonder why it’s called “double-crested”?
This guys been such a treat!!! Broad-billed hummer — a lifer on May 21. (video slowed slightly for better viewing)
Here’s a reminder for you photographers: I was at Cedar point on Lake Buchanan yesterday. I caught two distant pix of a flock of shorebirds heading south. (Love witnessing migration !!!!) Couldn’t tell much with bins, but since I had a pix I blew it up and can easily see needle like bills, distinctive profile…
When identifying a Semipalmated Plover, the latter word can rhyme with lover or rover. Both are technically correct. Eric and I are both right!!! What else is news!! Article at Audubon Magazine Article at Audubon Magazine