Wikipedia:”The Delmarva fox squirrel also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Sciurus niger cinereus, is an endangered subspecies of fox squirrel.[2] Its historical range included the Delmarva Peninsula, southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, but its natural occurrence is now limited to parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.[3] In these areas the Delmarva fox squirrel’s habitat has been degraded and its survivability rates have decreased. It has, however, been successfully reintroduced in other parts of its historical range.”

This my first American Wigeon.

There were lots of Bald Eagles, mostly in poor light and high winds.

This hen Canvasback is lovely.

These are the first Redheads I’ve seen at Blackwater.

Many of the usual ducks were MIA, but this Northern Shoveler was a nice find.

We saw several small flocks of Red Breasted Mergansers.

We saw several small flocks of Red Breasted Mergansers.

We saw hundreds of Tundra Swans.

Rock Doves are very common, but the colors are nice.

These Great Blue Herons looked cold.

Snow Geese are thriving at Blackwater.

These Red Breasted Mergansers came out of nowhere, and I was lucky to get a shot at all.

This Mallard was flying in for the corn being fed by the neighbors.

Buffleheads were plentiful today.

Canvasback feeding frenzy.

This might be the same Wood Duck who was hanging out with the swans last year.

This Canvasback is swimming with a female Bufflehead.

A small flock of Hooded Mergansers flew off as I approached.

The Horned Grebe pair is still feeding at the point.

There were only a few Surf Scoters.

Lesser Scaup, landing on the water.

I usually see these birds by themselves.

There’s always a few Ring Billed Gulls around.

This Bufflehead seemed to be resting.

These birds are so common I often pass them by.

The Chickadee is another bird I often pass by.

These Lesser Scaup were relaxing at Kent Narrows.

I almost felt sorry for waking this sleepy Great Blue Heron.

I don’t often get this close to a Bufflehead.

As I recall, I saw my first American Coot at Kent Narrows.

It was nice to find this Red Necked Grebe, and even better to get so close.

This Mallard is a hybrid.

I’m calling this female Surf Scoter, “Scoterzilla”.

Aurora (On the left) and her friend live locally but are from France. They were very impressed with Thomas Point.

This young deer greeted me as I entered the park.

I haven’t seen many White Winged Scoters.

A small flock of Tundra Swans was hanging out in the cove.

Only a few Surf Scoters were present.

This Ruddy Duck was near the ranger cabin.

The Canvasbacks have left, so the Lesser Scaups are the dominant bird now.

Only a few Common Goldeneyes were at the point.

I haven’t often seen this many Bald Eagles.

I haven’t posted a Mallard in a while.

This is my best look at a Common Goldeneye (Hen) this season.

This pair of Canvasbacks was sleeping in a mixed flock of Scaup.

A small flock of Canada Geese flew over the beach.

This juvenile Bald Eagle flew out to hunt some ducks on the distant ice.

I’ve seen Hermit Thrushes at Thomas Point before, but not often.

This male Bluebird was feeding right behind me.

I haven’t seen Surf Scoters in a few days.

There were more Lesser Scaup than in recent days.

Canvasbacks are still waiting for the coves to de-ice.

You can always count on a few Bufflehead.

This is the first time I’ve seen Tundra Swans out of the water.

Canvasbacks are still rafting up in large numbers.

This Ruddy Duck was very close to shore, foraging in the rocks.

A small flock of Lesser Scaup was moving around the point.

I was lucky to capture this Common Goldeneye in flight.

This is the first American Coot I’ve seen at the point.

This Red Bellied Woodpecker was feeding right above us.

We didn’t ee this Mallard until she flew.