I  was at Port Clinton City Beach Saturday afternoon and saw:
 
Baird's Sandpiper - 1 juvenile
 
Pardon me for only posting one bird.  Previously I have had to have other people point out this bird for me.  Last Saturday a very helpful birder did just that.  But I am always excited when I can ID a bird for myself especially shorebirds.  Usually at this beach the birds are skittish and always fly to the other end of the beach as you approach but this bird was methodically walking towards me within 25 ft and never flew.  He had the buffy head and buffy bib type pattern.  He had beautiful brown and black scaly design with smaller scale pattern on top of the back.  He had total white underneath and in the rear.  Because he was close I could see his wing tips were longer than his tail.  His bill was not short or curved but made a statement.  He had dark between the bill and dark eye with little white on front.  There was a Spotted Sandpiper near him at one point and he was a little smaller.   I got close pictures that I will have
 when I get home.
 
Nancy Anderson
Richmond Hts, OH
Cuyahoga County
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/




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