Ornithological experience

On our trip to sagg pond and mecox bay, curtesy of the good Doctor, i was able to recognize a variety of birds, including several Rynchops nigers and many different kids of plovers. As we arrived in the Sagg Main Beach parking area my heart skipped a bit. My toes tickled with ornithological excitement at the prospect of viewing potentially rare birds. We were greeted by two species of Gull, one a ring billed gull, identified by the black ring on its bill. and proceeded to the sand spits for optimal bird appreciation. after identifying 3 species of plover and a few different gulls out of the near million clustering on the spits and due to the heat we packed up in style and went to mecox bay, where we really got some goodies. At Mecox, we saw a few snowy egrets, and the blazing beaked caspian tern! The greatest spots of the day were a small, but lively belted kingfisher and an extremely rare Prothonotary Warber!

Good morning