My internet has been screwed up for a few days, so I haven’t been able post anything. Stay away from Comcast, folks.
I made a trip to Bombay Hook a few days ago, which was OK, but not as fruitful as I’d hoped. We need some cool weather and some rain to speed up migration.
Today I stopped early at Sandy Point, but the sunrise wasn’t worth photographing, and the birds on the beach were the same-old, same-old.
Greenbury Point was much better, and I suspect I found enough variety to proclaim that migration has begun!
![Sandy Point 514 Sandy Point 514](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Sandy-Point-514.jpg?resize=584%2C390&ssl=1)
Sunrise at Sandy Point.
![Mockingbird 2018-2 Mockingbird 2018-2](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Mockingbird-2018-2.jpg?resize=584%2C429&ssl=1)
This Mockingbird gave a nice wing flutter just as I clicked the shutter.
![Eastern Wood Peewee 2018-1 Eastern Wood Peewee 2018-1](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Eastern-Wood-Peewee-2018-1.jpg?resize=584%2C650&ssl=1)
This Peewee is a migrant, heading South.
![Baltimore Oriole 2018-14 Baltimore Oriole 2018-14](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Baltimore-Oriole-2018-14.jpg?resize=584%2C408&ssl=1)
Several juvenile Baltimore Orioles showed their colors.
![Blue Grosbeak 2018-14 Blue Grosbeak 2018-14](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Blue-Grosbeak-2018-14.jpg?resize=584%2C495&ssl=1)
I found several Blue Grosbeaks this morning.
![Blue Grosbeak 2018-15 Blue Grosbeak 2018-15](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Blue-Grosbeak-2018-15.jpg?resize=584%2C542&ssl=1)
![Indigo Bunting 2018-7 Indigo Bunting 2018-7](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Indigo-Bunting-2018-7.jpg?resize=584%2C457&ssl=1)
I found several Blue Grosbeaks this morning.
![Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2018-1 Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2018-1](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Rose-Breasted-Grosbeak-2018-1.jpg?resize=584%2C536&ssl=1)
I usually wouldn’t keep such a poor photo, but this is one of my favorite birds, a Rose Breasted Grosbeak (Juvenile).
![Carolina Wren 2018-3 Carolina Wren 2018-3](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Carolina-Wren-2018-3.jpg?resize=584%2C420&ssl=1)
You can hear Carolina Wrens just about anywhere you go around here.
![Great Blue Heron 2018-67 Great Blue Heron 2018-67](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Great-Blue-Heron-2018-67.jpg?resize=584%2C456&ssl=1)
![Great Blue Heron 2018-69 Great Blue Heron 2018-69](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Great-Blue-Heron-2018-69.jpg?resize=584%2C521&ssl=1)
This Great Blue Heron was at Sandy point.
![Goldfinch 2018-22 Goldfinch 2018-22](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Goldfinch-2018-22.jpg?resize=584%2C486&ssl=1)
Goldfinches are at Greenbury Point all year.
![Indigo Bunting 2018-6 Indigo Bunting 2018-6](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Indigo-Bunting-2018-6.jpg?resize=584%2C587&ssl=1)
This is a juvenile Indigo Bunting.
![Northern Harrier 2018-4 Northern Harrier 2018-4](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Northern-Harrier-2018-4.jpg?resize=584%2C610&ssl=1)
![Northern Harrier 2018-6 Northern Harrier 2018-6](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Northern-Harrier-2018-6.jpg?resize=584%2C767&ssl=1)
I was in the right place when this Northern Harrier flew by.
![Snowy Egret 2018-29 Snowy Egret 2018-29](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Snowy-Egret-2018-29.jpg?resize=584%2C426&ssl=1)
This Snowy Egret flew right in front of me.
![Great Egret 2018-80 Great Egret 2018-80](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Great-Egret-2018-80.jpg?resize=584%2C539&ssl=1)
I’ve seen a lot of Great Egrets this year.
![Caspian Tern 2018-26 Caspian Tern 2018-26](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caspian-Tern-2018-26.jpg?resize=584%2C514&ssl=1)
![Caspian Tern 2018-27 Caspian Tern 2018-27](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caspian-Tern-2018-27.jpg?resize=584%2C491&ssl=1)
This Caspian Tern was at Bombay Hook.
![Black Crowned Night Heron 2018-11 Black Crowned Night Heron 2018-11](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Black-Crowned-Night-Heron-2018-11.jpg?resize=584%2C525&ssl=1)
![Black Crowned Night Heron 2018-10 Black Crowned Night Heron 2018-10](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Black-Crowned-Night-Heron-2018-10.jpg?resize=584%2C639&ssl=1)
This is a juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron.
![Red Spotted Purple 17 Red Spotted Purple 17](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Red-Spotted-Purple-17.jpg?resize=584%2C512&ssl=1)
This Red Spotted Purple was feeding at Greenbury Point.