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Canvasback at Possum Point.

It’s been a weird couple of days. Lousy sunrises and a real paucity of interesting birds. There should be many more passerines around by now, but they’re just not here.

Yesterday was almost a complete bust, and today wasn’t much better. I spent nearly two hours at Terrapin without taking a single picture, and that’s pretty rare.

I stopped at Possum Point on the way home, and found a very early Canvasback and an Eagle. Not much to show for a beautiful morning.

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Sunrise at Sandy Point.

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This Bald Eagle flew overhead at Possum Point.

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I found this great Egret yesterday at Terrapin.

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This Song Sparrow is the only Sparrow I found yesterday.

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I usually don’t see Canvasbacks until December.

 

 

Tennessee Warbler at Terrapin Nature Park.

I tried Sandy Point yesterday, and left quickly. Really bland. I went to some old places for a change, in hopes of finding some sparrows, and had no luck at all. 3 hours without a useful image.

Sandy Point was somewhat better today, but still not spectacular.

Terrapin was a real prize today, with several warblers and other migrants making up for the slow days. My theory is that migration is late this year, but it’s just a guess.

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Sunrise at Sandy Point.

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I saw two Black Throated Blue Warblers today.

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Northern Flickers continue to be plentiful.

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Several Eastern Phoebes showed up today.

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Yellow Rumped Warblers are everywhere.

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A single Snowy Egret was feeding in the marsh pond.

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This Mockingbird posed well in the bright sunshine.

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This Northern Parula was a welcome surprise.

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Brown Thrashers are moving through.

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I haven’t seen a Tennessee warbler since last year.

Forster’s Tern at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center.

Sunrise was just barely OK this morning. Hopefully, colder weather will soon bring us something more interesting.

Terrapin was almost a complete bust. I expected way more birds, but even the ranger said it was dead.

I haven’t been to CBEC in a while, so I took a chance, and it was a little better, but not great. I was surprised to see 100 or more Ruddy Ducks, albeit too far for a good image.

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Sunrise at Sandy Point.

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This Great Egret was by himself.

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Many Double Crested Cormorants were feeding at CBEC.

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I found these Mallards yesterday at Quiet Waters.

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This Red Shouldered Hawk was also at Quiet Waters.

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Yellow Rumped Warblers will be with us for a while.

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I needed just a little more shutter speed for this Forster’s Tern

Dark Eyed Junco at Terrapin Nature Park.

Sunrise was hardly worth recording this morning. Kind of a bland sky and dull clouds.

Terrapin wasn’t as good as yesterday, but I did get a couple of first of season birds.

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Song Sparrows and others are on the move.

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FOS White Throated Sparrow.

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This Palm Warbler posed very nicely.

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This is a young Robin.

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FOS Field Sparrow.

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A large flock of Goldfinches was feeding in the meadow.

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There’s still plenty of Ruby Crowned Kinglets.

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I saw more than 40 Northern Flickers today.

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There are hundreds of Double Crested Cormorants at Sandy Point.

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This Great Blue Heron flew by just before dawn.

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FOS Dark Eyed Junco.

Ruby Crowned Kinglet at Terrapin Nature Park.

It was the coolest morning of the season so far. Very windy as well. I wore a light jacket, and was wondering about gloves by the time the sun came up.

Terrapin was very active, with lots of new migrants including kinglets, sparrows and warblers. Several eagles flew over and a couple of egrets are still around as well. The Fall season has begun!

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Sunrise at Sandy Point.

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Eastern Phoebes are still around in big numbers.

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Palm Warblers usually migrate earlier than this.

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My first Song Sparrow in quite a while.

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I was a little surprised to see two Great Egrets still hanging around.

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Many Northern Flickers were on the move.

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This Catbird may be a little late to migrate.

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I saw dozens of Yellow Rumped Warblers.

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This Black Throated Green Warbler was a nice surprise.

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Ruby Crowned Kinglets were also prolific.

Black Ducks at Terrapin Nature Park.

It was cloudy again this morning, which led to a rather bland sunrise. Still not much bird variety at Sandy Point.

Terrapin actually had a lot of activity, including first of season Black Ducks. Ospreys were very busy, and a couple of Bald Eagles were trying to steal their catch. Not very many small birds yet.

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Sunrise at Sandy Point.

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This Common Yellowthroat Warbler popped up right in front of me.

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This Crow flew by close enough to try for a portrait.

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Yet another immature Bald Eagle.

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Many more Mallards than usual were in the marsh ponds.

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Cardinals are easy to find at Terrapin.

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Eastern Phoebes were everywhere.

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Flickers seem to like Terrapin in the winter.

 

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I found this Blue Jay yesterday at Terrapin.

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Great Egrets will be heading South soon.

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This Osprey flew right at me.

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I haven’t seen Black Ducks since last year.

American Robin at Terrapin Nature Park.

It was nice to get out after three days of rain and gloom. There was no sunrise at Sandy Point-just clouds from sky to horizon.

Terrapin was cloudy and dark for a while as well, but cleared up after a few hours. There were quite a few birds around, but the lighting was poor for most of them. A couple of butterflies relieved the gloom, including one I found at the library on the way home.

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This Great Egret flew in while I was waiting.

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This Green Heron is a little late.

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I’ve seen several immature Bald Eagles at Terrapin.

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Eastern Phoebe seem to be passing through in numbers.

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I found this Great Blue Heron yesterday at Quiet Waters.

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This Fritillary was feeding in front of the library.

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I’m still finding Monarchs.

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This grasshopper sat very still while I took several pictures.

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It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Muskrat.

Great Egret at Terrapin Nature Park.

There was a decent sunrise this morning, but not much in the way of birds at Sandy Point.

Terrapin didn’t have much to offer in the way of warblers, but a few larger birds posed for a while.

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Sunrise at Sandy Point.

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A lone Snowy Egret was fishing in the bay.

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This Great Blue Heron was fishing in the bay.

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Ospreys were very active today.

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A single Great Egret was fishing in the marsh pond.

Blue Jay at Buddy Attick Lake.

I met Graeme early near his new apartment in Greenbelt, and we explored the woods and meadows in the area before circling Buddy Attick.

We found a good run of warblers, then some Wood Ducks and a Green Heron before doing some more exploring in some very promising areas near the lake.

I’m sure we’ll try it again one day.

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This Downy Woodpecker was the first bird we saw.

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I couldn’t pass up this Cardinal who posed so well.

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This Green Heron didn’t move for several minutes.

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A small flock of Mallards was feeding near shore.

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We saw a lot of Magnolia Warblers this morning.

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We saw two Eastern Phoebes.

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American Redstarts were present in good numbers.

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This Blue Gray Gnatcatcher is staying a bit late.

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A pair of Wood Ducks flew in while we were waiting for some action.

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We found this Blue Jay in the parking lot.

Bald Eagle at Terrapin Nature Park.

Sandy Point offered a rather bland sunrise again, but a couple of birds helped out.

Terrapin was unusually slow, under cloudy skies. I was able to watch a young Eagle fishing, but he was too far off for really good images.

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Sunrise at Sandy Point.

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Double Crested Cormorants are very numerous at Sandy Point.

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This Great Blue Heron gave me a nice silhouette.

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Canada Geese are becoming more common.

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This immature Bald Eagle caught a very small fish.