tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461748.post-52685836153037241782008-07-09T07:28:00.000-05:002008-07-09T07:32:23.647-05:002008-07-09T07:32:23.647-05:00Kind of hurts, knowing that a birder, somewhere, is looking through a <a href="http://www.opticsplanet.net/what-is-a-spotting-scope.html">spotting scope</a> at shorebirds, right this very instant, and I am not. As a lifelong and passionate birder, I have to say that the Chicago area has been great for so many bird groups, but not for shorebirds. Warbler and forest songbirds, yes, some waterfowl and even waders, yes. Shorebirds, though, no. As always, finding birds is a matter of the right habitat and my neck of the Chicago suburbs does not have the exposed mudflats that bring shorebirds. Guess stinky mud is not appreciated here in the suburbs. Go figure.Joanie Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15204286077171654953noreply@blogger.com