Purple Sandpiper is much more likely in late fall, and much more likely further east in Ontario (Presqu'ile and Niagara in November/December are the traditional times/locations. Interestingly, Michael Butler had another spring Purple Sandpiper about a week ago. There was some speculation that that bird may have overwintered on Lake Superior. Today's bird was definitely traveling with a flock of newly arrived shorebirds.
Since it was nice and sunny I was hoping for some interesting insects. The winds were wrong but there was a nice variety of expected butterflies with the "best" being this Gray Hairstreak:
Here's the full eBird checklist for today on the island. And who could resist posting a photo of a Fox Squirrel:
