9/6/08: Found a Buff Breasted Sandpiper near the lift bridge on the lake side of Minnesota Point. The bird was beyond confiding. Spent approx. 2 hours observing and attempting to photograph the bird. Several times the sandpiper foraged within inches of me, (way cool). The buffbreasted mainly fed on small flys and other bugs. I found the bird to have amazing vision in that at times, it would make a direct 180 degree turn and sprint a good four to five feet and nab a fly. In other words, it appeared like the bird had eyes in the back of it's head. Also close by were two semipalmated plovers, and several sanderlings. Posted a picture of the buff breasted in the showcase section of MOU. 9/7/08: Six American Golden Plovers with at least one still showing some breeding plumage, and one buff breasted sandpiper on the soccer field at Minnesota Point (near the airport). The buff breasted associated strongly with the plovers, which was quite different from the buff breasted that I encountered on 9/6, which made little attempt to associate with the other shorebirds present. Then the rain came.......... :( Enjoy the fall. Shawn Zierman.
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