The dredge was working at the entrance of Flag Harbor this afternoon. It's still plenty deep for small power boats like mine, but every spring it needs a few feet of sediment sucked out of it to allow the deeper keeled sailboats to pass. They're so whiny when they get stuck, and you feel bad going around them to get in or out.
Despite promises of 80 weather today, the thermometer at
Cove Point only reached 69 F. It's warmer off the water though. Just a little hazy.
The
Least Sandpipers were thick today.
The least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is the smallest shorebird.
This bird can be difficult to distinguish from other similar tiny shorebirds; these are known collectively as "peeps" or "stints". In particular, Least Sandpiper is very similar to its Asian counterpart, Long-toed Stint. It differs from that species in its more compact, shorter-necked appearance, shorter toes, somewhat duller colours, and stronger wingbar.
Other people were looking for teeth, too.
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