Today we look for Sandpipers. The Semi-Palmated Sandpipers and Black Belly Plovers feed on the extensive mud flats. As they feed the flocks are spread out all over the flats, but towards high tide there is no place to feed so the birds congregate in large flocks along the waterline. They try to rest saving their strength for foraging as they prepare their bodies to fly non-stop from here to South America. The time to observed the birds is from two hours before and after high tide.
High tide today is at 3 PM so we have no rush with breakfast. We leave the camper at the campground as we head out late morning to Johnson’s Mills. We scope out the area have lunch at a small café and arrive at the shoreline a bit early. We see plenty of sandpipers scattered about on the mud flats as we figure out where best to observe them.
As the tide comes in we start to see large of flocks along the narrow rocky beach. The flocks are amazing. It appears as if the rocks on the beach come alive with movement. A Peregrine shows up and does a fly over and the flock takes off. The viewing is breathtaking. These fly overs stir up the flocks but mostly unsuccessful for the falcon.
Seeing North America 