Bird count: 82 species, 1,713 individuals

Final tally just in: 1,713 birds comprising 82 species.

Notables included Wilson's phalarope, king rail, least bittern, bald eagle. Any others? Note in comments, please.

Wilson's Phalarope

A lone female Wilson's phalarope (as in the reference photo above) was spotted this morning at Middlefork Savanna, perhaps only the second such sighting in 50 years.

Unlike most species of birds, it's the female phalaropes who get the fancy feathers, and the males who are responsible for raising the young.