When the water levels are not high the Spoonbills will show up around the rice fields in Donnelley WMA. On this day we started out with only a scattered few mingling with the storks.

However at some point I discovered small groups of Spoonbill gathered together and pushing through the shallows.  I don’t think I ever saw them fly in, they mat have been in the wood line.

Below I was able to walk parallel along the marsh with a few as they sifted water the length of the dike road.

Roseate Spoonbill Fishing

Roseate Spoonbill Fishing

Roseate Spoonbill Fishing

This bird is an adult male still showing some of the breeding colors.