Yep, after seeing some lovely pictures in this forum and reading about a couple of un-usual visitors in Gull Island I finally made the trip to Gull Island on Sunday. Unfortunately the Whimbrel has left the shore, however, the rest were still there together with many empty shell casings on the beaches. It was fun wading through knee deep water on my way to the Island - the color and texture of the lake floor was awesome; unfortunately I didn't have the right lens to take a picture or two. The first bird I saw and photographed on the Island was the Long-billed Dowitcher. Then at lunch time the juvenile Northern Harrier showed up for his lunch - not sure if he eventually had success of not. Saw my first American Pipit; Hudsonian Godwit, a Golden Plover together with many other shore birds. Here's a few from the Island.
1. Long-billed Dowitcher - first for me. It simply landed in front of me. The is an un-cropped picture from a full format camera.
2. Hudsonian Godwit - First for me
3. Juvenile Northern Harrier - first for me. When he showed up everyone one went into hiding.
4. No doubt about this guys identity - a black-bellied plover
5. Dunlin
6. Pectoral Sandpiper
7. Semi-palmated Sandpiper
