Two great waders, in two different corners of the North American continent!

Newfoundland‘s Northern Lapwing seems to have settled in for a little while at least. The bird is at the east end of Portugal Cove South, and the encouraging latest word is that the ground there is still soft enough to provide this fancy rarity a good supply of earthworms.

And the Arizona Northern Jacana gives every sign of being happily ensconced for another winter at Casa Grande–just in time for Gary Rosenberg’s Arizona Winter Birds.