Shorebirds in the Misty Morning | Surveying the St. Marks Refuge
Shorebirds in the Misty Morning | Surveying the St. Marks Refuge It’s a little after 6:00 am, and all I can see in my headlights is tall grass. In that tall grass is the car I’m following; off to the sides is darkness, water. My car struggles to stay straight on the overgrown levies of the Saint Marks Refuge, and my hands stay busy on the wheel. Soon, Don Morrow and I are standing in the dark hearing least bitterns and frogs, and a distant barred owl. We’re in position to count shorebirds. Don does this roughly twice a month, based on the tides. “I’m looking for a 2.5 foot tide...
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