Once again I started at Sandy Point with some sunrise shots. Plenty of gulls on the beach, but I want warblers, so I headed to Terrapin, which was nearly barren,

CBEC was much more active, but I’m still not finding warblers.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

Large numbers of Snowy Egrets are still present.

Another unknown Sandpiper.

I’m not sure which Sandpipers these are.

The Semipalmated Plover is similar to the Killdeer, but only has a single band.

Several Great Egrets are still hanging around.

This Cardinal is molting

Several Killdeer were feeding in the shallow water.

This is kind of cool, as it shows a Greater Yellowlegs (Right) and a Lesser Yellowlegs.

The Skimmer was reported a couple of days ago, and I looked for it yesterday without luck. One bird out of thousands on the beach.

Today, I spotted a birdwatcher (Annie) in the right area, and she pointed it out to me. I hadn’t seen one since I lived in Florida in the fifties.

Several other gulls and a nice sunrise made for a good morning, and I finished just in time to beat the rain.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

This is a Greater Blackbacked Gull, the world’s largest gull.

Two Caspian Terns were mixed in with the large flock of gulls.

This juvenile Black Skimmer should be well South of us by now.

I started at Sandy Point again, then went to Terrapin. An hour at Terrapin didn’t produce a single interesting bird, which is very unusual.

CBEC was better, and I finally got a decent warbler photo, but it’s still a very slow migration period.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

These Goldfinches are changing to their winter plumage.

There are numerous Bald Eagles at CBEC.

This Catbird was the only image I got at Terrapin.

I don’t recall seeing Blue Grosbeaks at CBEC before.

This Palm Warbler landed at my feet and foraged without paying much attention to me.

I made the same trek again today; Sandy Point, Terrapin, then CBEC. Still no warblers to speak of, and the usual suspects at CBEC. I did get a decent sunrise, and a Bald Eagle flew right over head.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

I saw at least a hundred Robins.

CBEC is the only place I regularly see Semipalmated Plovers.

I suspect this Northern Flicker is migrating.

This is a juvenile Bald Eagle.

The Great Egret is about twice as large as his Snowy relative.

I drove 40 miles to the HCC this morning and met Graeme. I’ve heard a lot of good things about this place, but my bad luck continued this morning. We saw very few birds of any kind, and only found one who would pose for us. Others have the same complaint, but some people are finding warblers regularly. Weird.

We saw two goats in a pen. An exhibit of some kind.

Monarchs are still appearing in small numbers.

This Common Yellowthroat was the only interesting bird we saw.

I went after another sunrise this morning, and did OK, especially when a Sanderling decided to feed almost at my feet.

Terrapin and CBEC continue to be disappointing, with a few good birds, but the light wasn’t much to speak of, unfortunately.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

Better light would have been good for this juvenile Bald Eagle.

Cardinals stay in the area all year.

Snowy Egrets continue in large numbers.

Several Seagulls were flying at CBEC.

I spooked this Killdeer, but he didn’t fly far.

The reports I’m hearing suggest birding is slow all over. I don’t know if migration is delayed or bypassing us, but it’s odd.

I’ve been out at least briefly nearly every day, and I’ve never had such a lengthy period with so few decent sightings.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

8 – 10 Sanderlings were feeding practically at my feet.

This Eastern Phoebe was also at Wooton.

I haven’t seen a Spotted Sandpiper since last year, also at Wooton.

Warbler hunting continues to be very slow. Some are being found, but my guess is we need some North winds to speed things up.

I spent a couple of hours at Terrapin, then went to CBEC which is also slowing down. The good news is that I saw 10-12 Monarchs.

Sunrise at Sandy point.

Another Great Blue Heron with a mouthful.

American Redstarts seem to be early migraters.

I haven’t seen a Chestnut Sided Warbler since Spring.

I saw a lot of Monarchs today, so I assume migration is under way.

A decent warbler at last! It’s been a very slow Fall migration for some reason. I didn’t find much else at Terrapin, so I went to CBEC after a couple of hours. It was much more active, but I didn’t see any additional migrants.

I saw a lot of migrating Mockingbirds this morning.

Great Egrets are almost twice as large as Snowy Egrets.

This Snowy Egret was very intent on finding breakfast.

A small flock of Black Throated Green Warblers was foraging in the trees.

This Butterfly was rapidly fluittering his wings as he fed on the flowers.

It’s been a bizarre and barren Fall migration so far. I’ve seen virtually no warblers so far, and even the bugs are scarce.

I went back to Governor Bridge this morning, and not a creature was stirring. One very tame Great Blue Heron let me get very close, but I didn’t get a decent look at any other birds.

I spent about an hour hunting bugs, but it was wet, and there wasn’t much to see.

This Great Blue Heron was the only good bird pic I was able to get.

Today’s bugs.

Today’s bugs.