Boundary Bay – Page 14 – CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography

American Pipit

While I managed to find some time to head out to Boundary Bay this afternoon, the shore birds seemed to have found other places to spend the day. I walked from 104 St. to the mansion and only saw about a dozen Pectoral Sandpipers along the tidal flats. The tide was way out as was the plover flock along the water line off 96 St. I had noticed a few American Pipit were still around earlier. Not near the numbers that were being seen in previous weeks, but decided to try for them on my way back.

Near the pilings I did find one Pipit that was resting on the rocks and willing to cooperate. So the day was not a total loss photo wise.

Pecs, Baird’s & Peregrine

This afternoon’s stroll along Boundary Bay did not turn up anything out of the ordinary. There were lots of Pectoral Sandpipers along the tidal flats.

Some were active,

… and foraging for food.

While others were resting and preening. There were mostly Western and Least Sandpipers mixed in with them,

… but there were also some Baird’s Sandpipers. Bonus shot of the day,

… was this Peregrine Falcon that took a time out on the pilings for a short while.

Pectoral Sandpiper

After a couple of chores around the house were completed, the wife and cats napping, I snuck out to Boundary Bay. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still being seen yesterday so the hope today was for some closer looks than I got on Friday. It was fairly quiet with not many birds around once I got out to the area of the piling between 96 & 104 St. Just a few Least Sandpipers in addition to a handful of Pectoral Sandpipers.

While they spent some time wondering around foraging for food,

… they spent as much time hunkered down resting. While some more Pectoral and Least Sandpipers showed up, there was no sign of the Buff-breasted before I had to leave.