I’m still not finding much around here, so I went back to Blackwater this morning. I started with the Cormorants, who weren’t very active, them went on to Wildlife Drive, which was a bit better.
The wading birds are still scarce, and I only found one warbler, It looks as though most of the Swallows have moved on.
![Blackwater Dawn 24 Blackwater Dawn 24](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Blackwater-Dawn-24.jpg?resize=584%2C330&ssl=1)
Blackwater Dawn.
![Ruby Throated Hummingbird 2017-29 Ruby Throated Hummingbird 2017-29](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-2017-29.jpg?resize=584%2C411&ssl=1)
The Ruby Throated Hummingbirds are still feeding heavily.
![Laughing Gull 2017-11 Laughing Gull 2017-11](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Laughing-Gull-2017-11.jpg?resize=584%2C481&ssl=1)
A few Laughing Gulls were hanging with the terns.
![Northern Harrier 2017-11 Northern Harrier 2017-11](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Northern-Harrier-2017-11.jpg?resize=584%2C546&ssl=1)
This Northern Harrier spooked all the Terns.
![Eastern Kingbird 2017-33 Eastern Kingbird 2017-33](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Eastern-Kingbird-2017-33.jpg?resize=584%2C433&ssl=1)
A few Eastern Kingbirds are still flycatching along Wildlife Drive.
![Chickadee 2017-11 Chickadee 2017-11](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Chickadee-2017-11.jpg?resize=584%2C506&ssl=1)
![Chickadee 2017-12 Chickadee 2017-12](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Chickadee-2017-12.jpg?resize=584%2C475&ssl=1)
Chickadees like the pine trees.
![Great Blue Heron 2017-83 Great Blue Heron 2017-83](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Great-Blue-Heron-2017-83.jpg?resize=584%2C561&ssl=1)
I only found a few Great Blue herons.
![Green Heron 2017-28 Green Heron 2017-28](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Green-Heron-2017-28.jpg?resize=584%2C385&ssl=1)
This distant Green Heron appears to be molting.
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The Double Crested Cormorants are most active at dawn.
![Wood Duck 2017-86 Wood Duck 2017-86](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wood-Duck-2017-86.jpg?resize=584%2C507&ssl=1)
![Wood Duck 2017-85 Wood Duck 2017-85](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wood-Duck-2017-85.jpg?resize=584%2C517&ssl=1)
This Wood Duck was at Terrapin yesterday.
![Orchard Oriole 2017-23 Orchard Oriole 2017-23](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Orchard-Oriole-2017-23.jpg?resize=584%2C495&ssl=1)
Orchard Orioles will be leaving soon.
![Caspian Tern 2017-31 Caspian Tern 2017-31](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Caspian-Tern-2017-31.jpg?resize=584%2C460&ssl=1)
![Caspian Tern 2017-32 Caspian Tern 2017-32](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Caspian-Tern-2017-32.jpg?resize=584%2C479&ssl=1)
Caspian Terns often gather at Sandy Point.
![Seagull 2017-3 Seagull 2017-3](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Seagull-2017-3.jpg?resize=584%2C497&ssl=1)
These appear to be Ring Billed Gulls.
![Black Vulture 2017-1 Black Vulture 2017-1](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Black-Vulture-2017-1.jpg?resize=584%2C507&ssl=1)
Many Black Vultures make their living at Sandy Point.
![Forster's Tern 2017-90 Forster's Tern 2017-90](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Forsters-Tern-2017-90.jpg?resize=584%2C398&ssl=1)
![Seagull 2017-4 Seagull 2017-4](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Seagull-2017-4.jpg?resize=584%2C456&ssl=1)
This Forster’s Tern is waiting to feed.
![Great Egret 2017-110 Great Egret 2017-110](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Great-Egret-2017-110.jpg?resize=584%2C491&ssl=1)
![Great Egret 2017-117 Great Egret 2017-117](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Great-Egret-2017-117.jpg?resize=584%2C432&ssl=1)
I found several Great Egrets this morning.