I arrived at Sandy Point State Park just as they opened at 7:00 AM. I searched, mostly in vain, for birds for the next two hours. Even the usual decent points were almost totally devoid of birds. That’s the way it goes some days.
I haven’t seen many of these Red Admiral butterflies.
I was greeted by 6-8 deer, grazing peacefully.
Sandy Point is home to a large colony of Black Vultures.
This first year Baltimore Oriole was a nice find. It’s only my second of the year.
This juvenile Great Blue Heron was fishing right on the beach.
Every Mockingbird in the state was at Sandy Point today.
I almost always see the Great Blue Heron fishing in shallow water, so it strikes me as odd to see them perched in a tree.
I’m still a big fan of the Great Crested Flycatcher.
There were many Western Tiger Swallowtails feeding on these bushes.
Two Catbirds were feeding rapidly, and I assume they are fueling up for migration.
The Blue Gray Gnatcatcher seldom stays still for long.