Happy 4th!

Wishing folks in the United States of America a happy Independence Day!

Flags outside Waldameer Park on 4th of July

No better way to spend the holiday than birding at Presque Isle State Park, especially with “A+” conditions at Gull Point. Quick edits of some preliminary shots from this morning:

American Avocet
Short-billed Dowitcher
Dowitcher in flight
3 backlit Willets
Lesser Yellowlegs
More Dowitcher I
More Dowitcher II
Spotted Sandpiper
Dowitcher landing
Blurry Avocet (l) & Willet (r)
Amazing American Avocet
Avocet & Willet in flight
Whimbrel @ bottom middle
Blurry Whimbrel (l) & Willet x3 (r) & gull (far right)
Immature Spotted Sandpiper (no spots)
Killdeer closeup
Least Sandpiper