Cold temps, but bright sunshine and no wind to speak of. When I can get by with no or very light gloves, it’s a good day.
I started at Possum Point, which had a lot of gulls and geese, but no ducks. Bluebirds and woodpeckers were around, as well as a few juncos. There are always Crows, but they seldom pose for me.
I spent an hour at Thomas Point, which was also barren of ducks except for a few Buffleheads, but I did see two eagles and several gulls, as well as the usual Tundra Swans.
There are usually a few Red Bellied Woodpeckers at the point.
I got very close to this Eastern Bluebird.
Dozens of Canada Geese shelter in the cove.
The king of the Atlantic waterfront, the Great Black-backed Gull is the largest gull in the world, with a powerful build and a domineering attitude. They harry other birds to steal their food and even hunt adult birds such as grebes and puffins. Adults are handsome with broad black wings, gleaming white head, and big yellow bill. North American populations were once severely threatened by the feather trade, but numbers rebounded in the twentieth century and they are now a common East Coast sight.
White Throated Sparrows forage in the big field.
Double Crested Cormorants are almost always present at the point.
Ring Billed Gulls always seem to be having fun.
American Crows are found most places I go, and I usually pass them by, but this one caught my eye.