Tilden and I made a quick stop at MNWR yesterday on the way to the NYS
Thruway. At Tschache Pool, looking more carefully than we did the other
day, we found several BLACK TERNS (life bird for T) with many CASPIAN TERNS
far out at the back end of the pool. The Black Terns were flying mostly
So far this afternoon shorebird diversity at Knox-Marsellus Marsh is much
as it was on Thursday, with the addition of two adult basic plumage
SANDERLINGS and four RUDDY TURNSTONES that just flew over Towpath Road
calling but did not land. Also at least one decent candidate for a
LONG-BILLED