Park at the Nature Center and walk west about 350 yards to the blind. In addition to the RED PHALAROPE in the pool, there was a continual movement of shorebirds landing on the flats and then going west. A GULL-BILLED TERN made a brief appearance and the fly by COMMON TERNS repeatedly spooked the shorebirds (but not the phalarope--it does appear to be missing a foot).
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