Cape Cod Day 3 - Wellfleet Bay MAS (8/14)

On Monday evening we headed back to Wellfleet Bay for a sunset walk. All along the trails we spotted Fowler's Toads hopping out of the way. While there were one or two larger ones, most of them were still pretty tiny. One toadlet was so small that he was able to hop across the green alge that was growing on the tidal pool. As we walked the trail, a small flock of Whimbrels flew over our heads. It looked like they were on their way to roost but we would see them several times before we left for the night.

As we emerged from the pine forest we were greeted by the familiar Fiddler Crabs who were sucking nutrients from the sand. We continued to the edge of the bay where we found the tide was relatively high but there were still plenty of birds. There were Ruddy Turnstones mixed in with a group of Black-bellied Plovers and we spotted a solitary Willet amongst the Yellowlegs. Before we knew it we were forced to make a speedy retreat before the main gate of the sanctuary closed at 8:00.