Saturday morning near high tide, two very nice-looking juvenile birds, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and a Western Sandpiper were located at Seawall Beach near the Morse River. The Western Sandpiper was preening and resting with other sandpipers and plovers in the wrack line, while the Buff-breasted Sandpiper foraged nearby. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper allowed approach as close as 30 feet. Further down the beach closer to the Sprague River, a group of 16 Whimbrels (a high count for this location) foraged in the wrack line.
Earlier, an adult Caspian Tern was observed resting with several hundred gulls on a sandbar next to the Morse River at the back side of Popham Beach. After 10 minutes, the bird took off across the river (while uttering harsh flight calls), and proceeded south along Seawall Beach.
Gordon Smith
Brunswick
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