Savannah Sparrow

It was overcast and windy most of the day, but I did manage a brief walk later this afternoon. I headed out to the North 40 to check on new songbird arrivals. There were noticeably more Yellow-rumped Warblers than on my last visit. As they were sticking to the tree tops hawking for insects, there were no decent photo opportunities. The only subject willing to cooperate,

… was this Savannah Sparrow. There are lots of them in the area now and will usually be found lower down. Much better than shooting up into a grey sky.

Pectoral & Savannah

Back out to Boundary Bay for my walk this afternoon. Tides were not ideal, but you never know what you may find. There was nothing going on at the pilings so I carried on to the mansion. It was quiet there as well on my arrival.

Then some Pectoral Sandpipers started to arrive. There was around 50 and I scanned them all closely hoping to find a Sharp-tailed, but no such luck.

Today’s activity shots for the Pectoral Sandpipers,

… was bath time. Several took to splashing about in the water.

Then they settled in along the waters edge. There were a few peeps mixed in with them along with a couple of Lesser Yellowlegs, but nothing out of the ordinary made an appearance. On my way back I stopped at the pilings for a while. Not a single shore bird showed up while I was there. During my recent visits to this area I had noticed some other regular visitors to the pilings.