Season 3 (Vol. 2)

Very exciting – Season 3, ‘Volume 2’ of ‘The Dowitcher!’ All shots July 2023 @ Gull Point, Presque Isle State Park.

Beautiful Dowitcher (adult breeding plumage) @ foraging/feeding behavior:

Dowitcher + Least Sandpiper
2x Dowitcher
Preening
One Dowitcher
Two Dowitcher
MSIF (Misc. shorebirds in flight) – probably Dowitcher and Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper @ landing/takeoff
LSIF (Least Sandpiper in flight)

Wrapping it up with a view on a different day of Semipalmated Plover (lower left) + Sanderling, on the north outer beach. Cropped view @ 560mm (?) from ‘stop sign’ at end of beach trail.