Mitchell was quiet but filled with a decent number of shorebirds. Lesser and at least one Greater Yellowlegs, Least, Stilt, White-rumped and Semipalmated Sandpipers, Killdeer and Semipalmated Plover were all present. A juvenile Bald Eagle soared past not long after my arrival. Activity picked up significantly when an adult Peregrine appeared and began targeting the Yellowlegs. The smaller shorebirds either departed or held tight close to the rocky shoreline, while the Yellowlegs and Stilt Sandpipers gathered in a tight flock in the center of one of the lagoons. The Peregine repeatedly circled overhead, waiting for its quarry to settle a bit, then rocketed toward the panicked flock. No strikes, but the falcon was still harrassing its quarry when I left.
Archive for September 10th, 2006
• Sunday, September 10th, 2006
Category: Field Sketches
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