Red Shouldered Hawks at Patuxent NWR

My email lists have been buzzing about Red Winged Crossbills at Patuxent for several days, so I took a chance on this sunny, reasonably warm day to go check them out.
I started at Patuxent South, where a couple of hawks cooperated, then headed to Patuxent North, where the Crossbills apparently eluded the twenty or so birders I saw. I spent quite some time looking, but that’s the way it goes some days.
I made a short stop at Thomas Point on the way home, just to see what was there.

Fox

I saw a Fox running across the parking lot when I arrived, so I was a little surprised to see a second one a few minutes later.

Red Shouldered Hawk

Red Shouldered Hawk

I’ve never seen two Red Shouldered Hawks in the same tree, so this may be some kind of mating behavior.

Blue Jay

I saw more Blue Jays than any other species today.

Bluebird

Bluebirds were very active.

Bald Eagle

It’s hard to pass up a Bald Eagle.

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

This Tundra Swan was hanging out at Thomas Point.

Long Tailed Duck

There’s almost always a few Long Tailed Ducks at Thomas Point.

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