Cattle Egret at Terrapin Nature Park.

It was a little cloudy and cool this morning, despite the weatherman’s promise of “Sunny”.  I set out for the Eastern Shore anyway, and it was a worthwhile trip.

I found some Snowy Egrets and got to watch 4 Ospreys fishing from rather close, which is always a treat.  These particular Osprey weren’t very successful, but they make a Hell of a splash when they hit the water.

I spent quite a bit of time looking for migrants, but it was very windy and I didn’t have much luck.

Mallard 2016-28

There were fewer Mallards than usual.

Carolina Wren 2016-3

Sometimes it seems that you can hear Carolina Wrens everywhere.

Yellow Rumped Warbler 2016-7

Dozens of Yellow Rumped Warblers were foraging along the paths.

Osprey 2016-22

Four Ospreys were fishing in the marsh pond.

Robin 2016-3

Robin 2016-4

Robins are very fast when they find a worm.

Cattle Egret 2016-2

I initially thought this was a flock of Snowy Egrets, but it’s about half Cattle Egrets.

Cattle Egret 2016-1

I haven’t seen many Cattle Egrets, so it was a real surprise to find this one hanging out with a flock of Snowy Egrets.