Baird's Sandpipers at Metro Beach, Macomb Co.

[Allen Chartier]

Birders,

This afternoon (August 7) I stopped briefly at Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb 
County, and found a small flock (5-7) of relatively tame Baird's Sandpipers 
and a couple of Least Sandpipers in the pile of dirt and woodchips (and now 
with puddles) at the start of the maintenance road going west from near the 
golf course (just north of the Day Sail parking area). I noticed when I 
entered the sighting in the book at the nature center that Frank Lautner had 
2 Baird's on the beach on Saturday, so it seems they may be hanging around 
in the general vicinity. The beach usually gets cleared of shorebirds early 
this time of year, so they may move to this (smelly) dirt pile for the rest 
of the day.

Allen Chartier
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