A few sights from Hurkett Cove

En route to Thunder Bay this morning, I stopped in at Hurkett Cove Conservation Area hoping to see some early southbound shorebirds. I wasn't disappointed. Nearby were two Caspian Terns, four Bonaparte's Gulls. And baby turtles are always nice...

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Shorebirds at Penn Lake Park

I did a quick check of Penn Lake for shorebirds this morning and was pleased to find the following:

• Least Sandpiper 3
• Pectoral Sandpiper 1(photo below)
• Stilt Sandpiper 1
• Killdeer 1
• Semipalmated Plover 3
• Lesser Yellowlegs 1
• Wilson's Snipe 1(photo below)

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