Ingrid and I have a saying . . . “The camera giveth and the camera taketh away”.  By that we mean, the camera can help you find a bird you could never recognize with the naked eye and other times  makes you realize the incredibly rare bird you just saw was a relatively common visitor.

Today I birded Weskeag Marsh hoping to get a Long-billed Dowitcher . . . the camera confirmed.

It also helped me catch three Dunlins in a flock of Peeps.

And an American Bittern as it sailed by.