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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.