This morning from 9:25-10:35, I walked and birded twice around the Charleston Road Marsh, walking the loop counterclockwise. During that time I saw a Wilson's Snipe three separate times, once "asleep" with head turned back, bill buried in feathers, and balancing on one leg; once standing still; and once standing then taking off in flight. I cannot say whether this was the same bird seen three times, or three separate birds.
The most surprising find was a Sora, standing on a muddy outcrop, near the base of the reeds, about 60' before the #14 sign on the par course. The lighting was perfect, and I was less than 20' away from the Sora which did not appear to see me. It walked around on the mud, ate what appeared to be algae from the water, gave me fabulous front, side, back, and even wing flapping views through my 10x binoculars for close to a full minute, then leisurely disappeared back into the reeds. This bird made my day! Last year, Dean Manley mentioned to me that he had heard a Sora in the Charleston Road Marsh. This is the first time I have sighted one there.
Dotty Calabrese
Mountain View
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