Emails came over the listservs all day of an American Avocet in Stratford, CT near the Birdseye Boat Ramp. In need of some species for my state challenge and in need of some gym time, I did a quick workout after work and with plenty of light left, I made my way to the boat ramp. The last email came in at 5:50pm that the bird was still sitting on a jetty near the boat ramp.
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| Tough looking into the sun but the Avocet is way in the back. |
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| Yup, a DIGIBINNED CELL PHONE picture. |
I managed to find the bird right away, sitting on the jetty just as stated. An Avocet had been first sighted on Monday, I'm guessing this is the same bird. No surprise it was far out, easy to quickly pick up with binoculars, not so great to photograph with a cell phone. American Avocets breed throughout much of the west and can be found year round on the West Coast. They winter in Florida and according to The Sibley guide can be found up through North Carolina during migration. This one got a little off track.
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| 'record shot'- zoom from the cell phone. |
You sure it isn't a juvenile Horned Lark? ;)
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