As of 5 pm this evening,all 8 Avocets are still present at the beach at Buck
Creek State Park!!!  These are stunning birds,in what looks like complete
breeding plumage!!  At 6 pm they started moving southward on the beach,and
were being mobbed by a few Ring Billed Gulls. Also seen:
                     1 Sanderling
                     4 Caspian Terns
                     5 Foresters Terns
                     

     Thanks to Bill and Doreen for posting these beautiful birds!!!

        Good luck birding!!
          Mike and Queen

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