Gone to the Birds
We went to Morse, Saskatchewan again. We’ve been there many times before (see a previous post on my former blog). The main attraction is Reed Lake and its many thousands of nesting or migrant shorebirds.
It’s a shallow intermittent saline lake and it along with Chaplin and Old Wives lakes, are part of a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site – one of the most important inland sites for migratory birds in North America.![American Avocet American Avocet](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tfpBLb6sw-nhdmcaUglHwrrkQFY3DhWso2pufURVi6JPBjGorFLp0JnjGLlf3V5v3xAaHYJCuTtQR2P9CClbcK9ttl5EMmuZAIptl77ik=s0-d)
This trip would not disappoint. There were hundreds, perhaps thousands of American Avocets.![American Avocet American Avocet](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ugibfFm682rIZo95Axfh5hn3QU-mGpWGb0XtJsal-NekiB68jZcL4pBJvovodGELKWyGsKmt-RtqdF8G2mCtaEDYH3naEna2AglWPh8fQ=s0-d)
But there were also Marbled Godwits,![Marbled Godwit Marbled Godwit](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v0dLROmTqc9n9_4LlhDXVibcPW0k-AHwNuvnoU7Ezu-1bTEn7mTaTfW9MqwO8tMFdd35-VTV6TRd5d4aPiG6x7FOsCyJRT7FknYvENOp0=s0-d)
Willets, Phalaropes, and Franklin's Gulls - to name a few.![Willet Willet](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u4UwXLPjJC_TE5lunXSg48MYDaYQU1whjYb9Av5LHdBvQbgPMFW5RiS8OS3ye9X-5OGiEzvwDGlbLbOfDfNsZxg0zG4olIkwoJAUWEdJ8=s0-d)
We even caught a glimpse of a pair of Black-necked Stilts - a first for us. It was a good day to go to the birds!
It’s a shallow intermittent saline lake and it along with Chaplin and Old Wives lakes, are part of a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site – one of the most important inland sites for migratory birds in North America.
American Avocet - Click for larger
This trip would not disappoint. There were hundreds, perhaps thousands of American Avocets.
American Avocet - Click for larger
But there were also Marbled Godwits,
Marbled Godwit - Click for larger
Willets, Phalaropes, and Franklin's Gulls - to name a few.
Willet - Click for larger
We even caught a glimpse of a pair of Black-necked Stilts - a first for us. It was a good day to go to the birds!
Labels: birding, birds, Morse, Saskatchewan, shorebirds
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Glad you had a good day going to the birds! Enjoyed the photos.
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