This morning at the Shirley's Bay dyke the habitat was very good for the coming shorebird migration and a number of marsh birds were seen and heard. American Bittern Least Bittern Marsh Wrens at least 6 Common Gallinules with young Great Egrets. 10 roosting in a tree Caspian Tern 2 Common Tern. 6 Sora. 1 Greater Yellowlegs. 1 A total of 52 species were seen including a Black-billed Cuckoo and a few species of resident Warblers. Good birding Mike
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