On my way home from work several days ago. I stopped to take a photo of the fast and furious oncoming storm. To my utter delight I spotted a pair of whimbrels feeding alongside the mallards at the water’s edge however, to my dismay, I only had my still camera. They didn’t allow for close-up photography and flew off in the direction of Brace Rock as soon as this human was noticed. Returning with movie camera after the storm to see if they were still in the neighborhood, they were not, and have not been spotted since.
The only other time I have seen a pair of whimbrels, or any whimbrels for that matter, was at Good Harbor Beach several years ago, in mid-September. Whimbrels breed in the Arctic, departing in July for parts further south. It seems early in the season for them to have begun their southward migration, or perhaps they have been here all along. I wonder if any of our readers have spotted whimbrels?
Good Morning Gloucester 
Wow some beautiful shots here and the whimbrels, with the beaks get to those hard to reach places….the clouds and the sunset amazing! Thanks 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
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The shape of their bills are perfect for extracting crabs from their shells, a whimbrel’s favorite food!
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🙂 You pegged that on the bills- 🙂
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Very cool birds. They look like ibis with that curved bill. I’ve never seen a whimbrel before. Gorgeous shots of Niles Pond.
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Thanks so much E.J.
I’m on the look out and will let you know if they are spotted again.
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Beautiful photographs!
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