Sunday @ Gull Point (2)

Back to last Sunday at Gull Point, with more bird activity on the interior bayside beaches/mud flats/lagoons:

Dowitcher in flight w/ Canada Geese in background
Short-billed (?) Dowitcher
Dowitcher in flight II
Dowitcher (l) & Semipalmated Plover (r)
Dowitcher landing
Dowitcher VI
Semipalmated Plover at edge of lagoon
Killdeer, etc.
Semipalmated Plover in flight over lagoon

Following shots all in chronological order, all of Semipalmated Plover engaging in some sort of fascinating behaviour, perhaps mating related. Breeding season extends into August, so speculation is it’s some sort of mating dance/ritual:

After this, most of the birds startled and flew to other locations down the beach, so uncertain where this ended up.