Finally, a decent weather front.  I managed to get out today to check some spots.  I returned to Massabesic to see if the Forster’s Tern was still around (first seen yesterday) and as I half expected, it was.  The recent weather event has not produced the goods in the CT River Valley, and based on my experiences during the last five or more years, I was not too surprised.  Thus I decided to head up the Merrimack Valley after getting some shots of the tern.

Juv. Forster's Tern, Massabesic Lake, Manchester NH

I stopped at Canterbury Sod Farms hoping for a shorebird show.  The back field held a single upland sandpiper and a single American Golden Plover, along with 50 Killdeer.  Later in the evening, I took a quick run up the CT with just a single juv. black tern in Hinsdale to show for it.  All in all a good day.

Upland Sandpiper, Canterbury Sod Farm