Our second visit to Ponce Inlet was more productive as we had no problem finding the Purple Sandpiper. This North Atlantic species rarely makes it further south than the Carolina coast. This individual has the "winter in Florida" thing figured out.
We also picked up Sandwich Tern, Clapper Rail and American Herring Gull for the year. This gull had just picked up a nice fish fillet for breakfast.
Upon returning to the parking lot, we realized there was a Gopher Tortoise burrow directly beneath our vehicle. There were several burrows under the asphalt which leads me to believe the parking lot may collapse at some point. Heads up for my good buddy Judson... this big old tortoise is not a bird.
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