Saturday's Critters # 523

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Nov 7th, I arranged for a birding tour in Turks and Caicos with a local birding guide. We were picked up at our resort 7am and we drove to the Wheeland Pond not too far away. It was a short outing, in 1 hour and 20 minutes we saw 41 species and 291 individuals, most of the birds I was able to take a photo of and a few I missed the shot. These are some of the birds we saw, I did see a few lifers. One lifer was the Mangrove Cuckoo, I saw it through my binocs but I could not get a good photo. 

1. On the way to the main pond, we stopped along the road to see the juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Gray Kingbird and the Royal Terns. 

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A Spotted Sandpiper was seen at the beginning of the pond.

2. Below are the Black-necked Stilts and shorebird friends.

White-cheeked Pintail with American Avocet and another photo of the Black-necked Stilts.

3. Plovers, Sanderlings, Ruddy Turnstone and the 4th bird in front is another lifer the Wilson's Phalarope. 

4. Another lifer is the Thick-billed Vireo. 

5. A lifer, the White-cheeked Pintails. They are very cute, I like their colorful bill.

6. A closeup of the White-cheeked Pintails, it is a lifer for me. The White-cheeked Pintails are sitting close to a Ruddy Turnstone and a Killdeer. 

7. More of the same, the Black-necked Stilts, Plovers, Killdeer and the White-cheeked Pintails. 

8. Plovers, Killdeer, Ruddy Turnstone and more.

9. Black-bellied Plovers and an American Golden Plover. 

10. A view of the pond, mangroves and native plants. 

I hope you enjoyed all the birds I saw in Turks and Caicos, it was a short and fun trip. 

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