At the creek

Adrian posted some nice shorebird sightings from Salmon Creek last night, so I went for a short walk there this morning (29 August 2020).

A few examples:

 

 Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) trying to land in a patch of Ditch-grass (Ruppia maritima)

 

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) on the opposite shoreline

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) preening in the creek

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) feeding near shore