The tidegates at the Shorebird Pool have been closed at low tide. Already, the Great Egrets are chilling and fishing, and lots of shorebirds are foraging in the shallows and mud.

   Meanwhile, by Harrier Meadow, the American Kestrels are back and hunting up a storm.

   Click here for more on the Sixth Annual Festival of Birding, which begins tomorrow at DeKorte Park.