Birding at Mecox

Despite Julia Lewis not showing up to our bird expedition, our trip to Mecox was an all around successful trip. By picking up fellow birder Sam Kramer we were able to move on from our loss and have a great morning of bird watching. Unfortunately when we got to Mecox we discovered that the combination of dog walkers and parents with naked kids had chased quite a few of the birds from shore. However there were still enough birds hanging out on a near shoal to make for a successful trip. In total we saw around 20 different species of birds. Out of all the birds we saw here are a few that really stood out:

-Osprey

-American Golden Plover

-Black Skimmer

-Royal Tern

-Sanderling

-Tree Swallow