Photo of the Week: Semipalmated Sandpiper at Erie Marsh Preserve

A small brown and white shorebird with white underbelly, small head, short neck, and dark bill pauses in the shallow water as it forages.

We were into our second hour of birding this week at Erie Marsh Preserve before we found a Semipalmated Sandpiper.

Once my birding friend and I found one, we discovered another two dozen (and possibly more!) Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging in an adjacent mudflat at the marsh.

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What I Found Interesting: August 20, 2025

Green-colored copper sculpture of girl laying down on her stomach on the ground reading a book, brown mulch surround the sculpture, green-leafed white-flowered shrubs in the background.

A new moon orbiting Uranus, people worldwide reporting they are living better lives, and an email address quiz are some of the interesting stories I’ve read and enjoyed in the past month.

I hope you enjoy them, too!

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