This Bald Eagle greeted me early this morning.

A few Purple Martins are still hanging around the visitor center.

This Catbird landed at my feet as I was watching the Hummingbirds.

The Hummingbirds were very active, probably gaining weight for migration.

I found this Great Egret along Wildlife Drive.

This is a juvenile Red Headed Woodpecker.

The Red Headed Woodpeckers are still very active.

This young Forster’s Tern was along Key Wallace Drive.

Yet another Bobolink.

The Grasshopper Sparrow seems to stay in one place.

Today’s bugs.

Forster’s Terns were present in good numbers.

Many Least Sandpipers are in every part of the refuge.

I’m seeing Laughing Gulls in many places now.

Eastern Kingbirds are still very active.

I heard this Blue Grosbeak singing, but it took a while to find him.

Many Goldfinches forage along the road through the marsh.

I like the look of Great Egrets in a tree.

This is a juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron.

This Bald Eagle seems to be in the same tree every time I visit.

This Short-billed Dowitcher is a life bird for me.

This is a Bobolink, a bird I’ve often heard of, but haven’t seen until today.

Blackwater dawn.

I started by trying to get another Double Crested Cormorant with a fish.

This Eastern Kingbird is feeding a chick.

I just barely caught this Ruby Throated Hummingbird.

The Forster’s Terns were closer to shore than usual.

This Goldfinch was a nice find.

The Red Headed Woodpeckers were noisy and active this morning.

I haven’t seen a Belted Kingfisher in quite a while.

I spent too much time trying to capture Purple Martins in flight.

This Grasshopper Sparrow was right in front of the visitor center.

Today’s Bugs.

Eastern Kingbirds are in every place I visit.

Green Herons are fond of CBEC.

I just missed a chance for a better look at this Red Tailed Hawk.

I don’t post many female Cardinals.

I used to see more Great Crested Flycatchers.

I found a single Great Egret at Terrapin.

Young Wood Ducks are thriving at Terrapin,.

Yellow Billed Cuckoos are tough to find at Greenbury Point.

My guess is juvenile Chipping Sparrow.

Goldfinches are doing very well this year.

This may be a young Indigo Bunting.

It was nice to find some Eastern Bluebirds this morning.

I’ve seen many of these flies without getting a good shot.

I haven’t seen this moth before.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

Several Greater Yellowlegs were searching for food in the lake.

This Chickadee posed nicely.

CBEC seems to have more Green Herons than usual.

This Orchard Oriole may have been passing through.

I haven’t seen a Blue Gray Gnatcatcher for a while.

This appears to be an Eastern Wood Peewee.

I found this Cardinal as I was leaving.

A few Snowy Egrets were feeding in the marsh.

This Great Egret is from Bombay Hook.

At Terrapin, Forster’s Terns often fish too far away for a good shot.

This Little Blue Heron has a small stick. which he used to stir up the water to attract small fish.

The gang hanging around at the dock.

Another look at the dock.

There’s a few Purple Martins hanging around the visitor center.

I’m not sure yet, but this may be a Grasshopper Sparrow.

This Osprey was looking for breakfast.

Great Blue Herons are far more patient than I am.

Chickadees can often be found near the nuthatches.

I haven’t seen a Catbird in quite a while.

The Orchard Oriole had a nest at the visitor center.

A few Forster’s Terns seem to feed regularly at Blackwater.

The Red Headed Woodpeckers are still very active.

I like the way Great Egrets look in a tree.

Brown Headed Nuthatches are easy to find, with a little patience.

The Cormorants were very active in the early light.

Yesterday’s lone butterfly.

This is an American Copper Butterfly, a first for me.

This Great Blue Heron seemed to be studying his reflection.

Several Forster’s Terns were fishing and feeding young.

I saw the possibilities in this pair of Great Egrets, and it turned out well.

Red Winged Blackbirds are everywhere in the marsh.

I spotted this Common Yellowthroat and was lucky to get close enough for a decent image.

Black Crowned Night Herons seem to always be in the same area (Bear Swamp Pool).

Several Eastern Kingbirds were flycatching in the marsh.

These Bald Eagle seemed content to observe the passing cars.

I found this Laughing Gull at dawn.

Many Goldfinches were foraging along the roadside.

There were more Killdeer than usual.

Yesterday’s bugs.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

A few Snowy Egrets flew over early.

Forster’s Terns are still very active.

This Greater Yellowlegs was foraging near me.

The Tr-colored Herons are still hanging out.

A single Osprey was cruising the lake.

Eastern King birds are often found in pairs.

This probably a 4-5 year old Bald Eagle.

I see Least Sandpipers in many places.

Today’s bugs.

I was lucky to catch this White Tailed Deer before she disappeared.

This Fox looked to be chasing a rabbit.

There were 30-40 Snowy Egrets and several Great Egrets on the lake.

I don’t often see Common Yellowthroat Warblers at CBEC.

A flock of 15-20 Least Sandpipers was foraging around the edge of the lake.

It’s my week for Forster’s Terns.

This Osprey is carrying nesting material very late in the season.

A few Greater Yellowlegs were feeding with the Egrets.

I haven’t seen a Tr-colored Heron at CBEC for two years.

I was just barely able to see this Heron in the phragmite.

2-3 Glossy Ibis were feeding with the Egrets.

A dozen or so Barn Swallows are still hanging out at CBEC.

This Cardinal has found a Praying Mantis.

This Brown Thrasher has a very large bug I don’t recognize.