We got a RBA that a godwit had been seen at Black Rapids. We decided to go for it, and to avoid traffic, we went via Fallowfield Rd. At the corner of Woodroffe, Barbara spoted a large raptor perched in a tree. Bingo, the first Rough-legged Hawk of the season.
We got to Black Rapids and looked around a bit. We crossed the locks and saw a birder with a scope - Richard Waters. He told us that there had been lots of peeps, all spooked by a Peregrine. We were about to give up when he whistled for us to come back to the locks. There was the Hudsonian Godwit right below us in the shallow water.
Here is a video of the Hudsonian Godwit probing for food.
After taking a ton of photos, we thanked Richard and said goodbye. But wait. here come the peeps back A flock of perhaps 30 Pectoral Sandpipers with a dozen or so Killdeers. So we hung around for another 20 minutes photographing them while other birders, including Michael Tate, arrived.
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