The Most Elusive of them All

Elusive Clubtail

When I awoke on Sunday, August 3rd, I was happy to see the gorgeous sunshine outside. I couldn’t wait to get out and see what was happening at the river, so I headed out to Andrew Haydon Park around 8:30 to look for waterbirds. There are some mudflats developing along the edge of the river, and I started my outing scanning the mucky areas of the western marsh for shorebirds. A few migrants had trickled in and were feeding among the vegetation there, including two Spotted Sandpipers, three Solitary Sandpipers and one Lesser Yellowlegs. One Wood Duck, three Hooded Mergansers, and a Great Egret were also present in the bay. I spotted a Halloween Pennant flying around the marsh, which I think is a first for me at this park.