More 7/4

More from Gull Point on 7/4. In bird news, seems like the Wilson’s Phalaropes may have departed, unfortunately, but other recent shorebird sightings include Least Sandpiper, American Avocet, Short-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, and, as reported by others on eBird, things like Willet and Pectoral Sandpiper. Generally, many shorebirds are coming and going, like these Lesser Yellowlegs which departed easterly:

Lesser Yellowlegs departing Gull Point
Lesser Yellowlegs in flight, underview
Outer Gull Point, view from tree line looking SE
Allegheny Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens)
Spotted Sandpiper
Looking for birds
Outer Gull Point beach + Lake Erie
Northern Mockingbird
Willow Flycatcher or similar
Mockingbird II
Mourning Dove
Spotted Sandpiper II
Mockingbird III
Common Yellowthroat (m)

Here’s a nice sequence of Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) by the trailhead:

Finally, fun video of Northern Mockingbird exhibiting vocalization behaviour: