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were just starting when we
were there before.
An old nest and young birds
were all that was found.
Many shorebird migrants
were present such as Willets,
Spotted Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers
and Westerns, as well as a
plover. I have a lunch in
the eastern piping plover. It
is not semipalmated but
looks somewhat the same
except for the neck rings.
They were feeding back
from the lagoon into the
green grass and stand areas.
Their note was much like
a Spotted Sandpiper.
We tried catching some
gulls but didn't have the
right equipment although we
tried fruitlessly to catch
them.
As before at this spot we
noted the large proportion
of jet black Smalls Tringals.
No Boobies are about. One
Caracara was seen and a