We’ve traveled over four hundred miles further east to Junction, at the centre of the Edwards Plateau. After an early start we broke our journey at Fort Stockton and had an early lunch at the water treatment settling ponds. Our target bird was Baird’s Sandpiper – one had been reported the previous day. A wrong turn on the edge of town took us to a flooded pit where practically the only bird was the Baird’s – temporarily relocated from the nearby poo pond. Not a dot day and a much-needed tick – our 350th of the trip! You need a bit of luck every once in awhile. We continued to Junction, our overnight stop, and a late afternoon session at South Llano River State Park. Here there were two crucial target birds and a small cast of potential additional ticks. We signed in and did a tour of the four feeding areas / bird hides. Field Sparrow and Carolina Chickadee were added to the list as we made our way around. A guy at the last hide told us he’d had a Black-capped Vireo at the first hide, just after we’d left. We returned for another visit to be rewarded by brief but adequate views of this dazzling bird. Reviewing photos of our earlier visit to the Junction poo ponds, on the edge of town, confirmed our initial identification of White-rumped Sandpiper – not only another trip tick but an addition to our US list! Five news birds for the day.