Austin gets a handful of these small, pale shorebirds every year, but I haven’t managed to get a photo of one until now. Hornsby Bend is a particularly regular stopover spot for them during migration, but they’re most often seen on the farther, less accessible sides of the ponds. Got lucky to spot this one closer in near one of the roads, enabling me to get this portrait.
Photographed at Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory, 8.30.24.