Today I made a stop by Hillman Marsh (Seacliffe Drive) to catch a glimpse of the Black-necked Stilt and a couple of American Avocets which have been around for a couple of days. Both share page 165 of my Sibley's guide (I tried to get a picture of both side-by-side but they did not want to associate, too busy poking through the mud for bugs). Both species generally have a southern/western U.S. distribution with the odd one making it's way up and across Lake Erie from time to time.
The Stilt was a new one for me; really fun to watch them working diligently in the shallow water atop their spindly little legs. It was being quite vocal at times makes a rattling
kak-kak-kak-kak call.
A cropped shot of one of the Avocets.
I'm taking Friday off to spend the weekend on Pelee Island, as per usual it's gonna be a blast!
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