We had heavy rain this morning, so I didn’t get out ’til late. A few woodpeckers were around, but not much else.
A quick turn around the ‘hood wasn’t particularly productive either, but the bugs will be here soon.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Black Snake at Bacon Ridge
For the last two years I’ve gone to the annual Bacon Ridge bird walk, and done very well. It’s only open a few times each year, ad is a great place for birding.
Not so today. Warblers were in very short supply, and what little we found was far away and not very exciting.
A short walk in the ‘hood produced only a couple of bugs
Northern Cardinal at Truxtun Park
It was raining this morning, and I thought the day was lost.\, but we got some sunshine around 9:00, so I went to the local parks.
Quiet Waters lived up to its name, with virtually no interesting birds. Truxtun Park wasn’t much better, but I did find a Cardinal gathering nesting material.
Prothonotary Warbler at Wooton’s Landing
Common Yellowthroat at Sands Road Park
Palm Warbler at Truxtun Park
Swamp Sparrow at Truxtun Park
I started out by visiting the heronry in Arnold, which was not as good as last time. There seemed to be fewer nesting herons, also.
Truxtun Park was next, and much more productive. I believe this is the first Swamp Sparrow I’ve seen there.
Quiet Waters was good also, but I’m still not seeing many migrants.
Cedar Waxwing at Wooton’s Landing
From reports I’m hearing, migration is well underway, so I decided to look for migrants this morning. I started at Sands Road, which was pretty dead, then went to Wooton, which was better, but not really hot.
Tree Swallows and Ospreys were very active, but no significant amount of other visitors appeared.
I found a couple of migrants at Truxtun Park in a brief afternoon trip.
Mourning Cloak at Truxtun Park
It was a rainy dawn, so I stayed home until 8:30 or so, then went to Possum Point. The usual Osprey and Cormorants were all I saw, and the rain was threatening, so I did some chores and headed home.
The Mourning Cloak is from a brief stop yesterday. Oddly this butterfly has been in the same small area for the last three years.