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Hello Vermont Birders: I haven't notice any reports of southbound Semipalmated Sandpipers on the listserve yet so I thought I would post my sightings from this morning. The dropping lake level is providing an increasing amount of habitat attractive to shorebirds at the south end of Shelburne Bay. From the public boat access at the mouth of the LaPlatte River this morning I observed 18 Killdeer, two Spotted Sandpipers, one Least Sandpiper, and my first-of-the-season Semipalmated Sandpiper. It was a nice adult in worn breeding plumage. At one point the SESA and the Least were within inches of each other at close range for a great study. My complete eBird checklist from this morning can be viewed at: http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/view/checklist?subID=S11162891 Good birding, Eric Hynes South Burlington