Another perfect day, and I set out early to Greenbury/Possum Points. Greenbury continues to disappoint, but an Eastern Towhee saved the day.
I stopped at Tawes Gardens afterward and found some nice birds, including a Red Shouldered Hawk nest and the year’s first Kinglet.
After a nap, I spent a couple of productive hours at Truxtun Park.
This Osprey is nesting at Possum Point.
Ruby Crowned Kinglets are fun to watch, but hard to photograph.
The Blue Headed Vireo is a neo-tropical migrant. This little guy is just arriving from the southern US or Central America.
The Great Black Backed Gull is the largest gull in the world.
White Throated Sparrows should be headed North to breed soon.
These Mallards were in the garden pond.
Cornell:
“A bird true to its name, the Pine Warbler is common in many eastern pine forests and is rarely seen away from pines. These yellowish warblers are hard to spot as they move along high branches to prod clumps of needles with their sturdy bills. If you don’t see them, listen for their steady, musical trill, which sounds very like a Chipping Sparrow or Dark-eyed Junco, which are also common piney-woods sounds through much of the year.”
Cornell:
“A crisp, pretty sparrow whose bright rufous cap both provides a splash of color and makes adults fairly easy to identify. Chipping Sparrows are common across North America wherever trees are interspersed with grassy openings. Their loud, trilling songs are one of the most common sounds of spring woodlands and suburbs.”
Yellow Rumped Warblers are everywhere!
Eastern Towhees don’t often pose so well.
The Blue Gray Gnatcatcher is another fast moving bird who’s difficult to photograph.
This Red Shouldered Hawk has a nest right next to the District Court building.