[EBB Sightings] Albany Mudflats- Greater Yellowlegs, Wigeon- pic

This afternoon, there were 2 Blue-Winged Teals, too.

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On Sep 27, 2008, at 6:40 PM, Verne Nelson wrote:

The Albany Mudflats at low tide is certainly an enjoyable bird  
watching and bird photography spot. The light is always behind you  
and on a sunny day shines all the way into the 'golden hour' before  
sunset.

At low tide, the creek which feeds into the mudflats 'converts' to a  
freshwater channel snaking its way through the flats to the bay. Many  
birds- avocets, shovelers, wigeons and green-winged teal - take  
advantage of this time to bathe and drink its waters.

Others, continue to scour the flats for food- red-necked stilts, semi- 
palmated plovers, peeps, dunlins, and killdeer.

Here's a shot of a Greater Yellowlegs flying off to another foraging  
spot along the freshwater channel...

http://www.pbase.com/vnelson/image/103711642

and a wigeon in flight...

http://www.pbase.com/vnelson/image/103656527

It's a great spot, not so much for rarities but for abundance.
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