Pics of 2013

So it's been waaaaaaaaaaaay too long since I posted.  This year has been a strange one as far as birding goes.  I've had some great experiences and odd sightings interspersed with some long periods of "drought."  I haven't gotten a new year bird in quite some time, so it currently feels like I'm in a slump.
Things at Webster were weird this summer, too.  Because Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira were so dry at the beginning of the summer, I got a lot more birds at Webster.  I also got breeding Piping Plovers and probable breeding Snowy Plovers.  I'm going to post what birds I still need for this year (Snowy Egret!?) soon, but I'm going to dedicate this post to pics.

 Juvie Red-headed Woodpecker near my house

 Black Terns at Webster August 2013

 Six-lined Racerunner at Wilson SP in August '13

 Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Wilson SP (August '13)

Juvie Mississippi Kite in Stockton, KS (August '13)

One of hundreds of Bank Swallows at Kirwin NWR in August '13

Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Rooks SFL

Piping Plover doing a distraction display at Webster Reservoir.  The first confirmed breeding record of the species in Rooks County.

Say's Phoebe that has been around my house since April

Adult and juvie Snowy Plovers.  Although I never confirmed breeding, it is likely that the juvie was born at Webster.

One of 4-5 juvie hybrid towhees found at Webster Wildlife Area in Summer '13