Passing through

This small, marshy wetland recently modified into a pond had been host to a number of Canadian geese.  As I passed by I saw a number of smaller birds.  I stopped to check them out, assuming they where killdeer.  Well, one was a killdeer, the six others appear to be Short-billed Dowitchers.

short-billed dowitcher

short-billed dowitcher

killdeer