Quiet Waters garden.

The fountain at Quiet Waters Park.

This Magnolia Warbler was at Granbury Point .

A solitary Tricolored Heron at Bombay Hook.

I see a lot of Cardinals.

The Black Throated Blue Warbler is one of my favorites.

This is a juvenile Indigo Bunting.

This female American Goldfinch may spend the Winter at Greenbury Point.

Many Ruby Crowned Kinglets are passing through.

Carolina Wrens are audible throughout the area.

Brown Thrashers have impressive tails.

The Jonas Green Wood Ducks are thriving.

Red Eyed Vireos are heading South.

There’s always a few Red Bellied Woodpeckers around.

This Ovenbird was a surprise, as I haven’t seen many.

Many Catbirds have been around for a week.

This Common Gallinule was hard to pick out in the reeds.

A female Red Winged Blackbird posed nicely.

We saw 6 Mute Swans at Bombay Hook.

Roseate Spoonbills have been seen in several MD parks.

We followed a small flock of Wild Turkeys for a while.

This Turkey Vulture is drying his wings.

Peregrine Falcons seem to like Bombay Hook.

There wer dozens of Great Egrets at Bombay Hook.

I haven’t seen Bobolinks in a few years.

So far, I’ve only seen Dunlins at Bombay Hook.

The Rose Breasted Grosbeak is another bird I’ve seen rarely.

I’ve e been seeing more Double Crested Cormorants at Possum Point.

This is the first Black Bellied Plover I’ve seen.

Snowy Egrets have been numerous this year.

I’m seeing fewer Great Blue Herons than usual.

Chipping Sparrows have returned to Quiet Waters Park..

Wood Ducks are doing well in the pond at Jonas Green.

This Great Blue Heron was fishing at Possum Point.

This is a juvenile Chipping Sparrow.

Jonas Green is home to dozens of House Sparrows.

This Palm Warbler was visiting Jonas Green Park.

I found this House Wren at Greenbury Point, where he may stay the Winter.

I hear Chickadees more often that I see them.

This female Indigo Bunting is headed south.

Brown Thrashers are moving south for the Winter.

I probably miss a lot of Common Yellowthroats because their song is so quiet.

Yellow Billed Cuckoos are another bird more often heard than seen.

I see a few Eastern Wood Peewees every year.

Pine Warblers are seen every year at CBEC.

Sunrise at Possum Point.

It’s a little unusual to have so many Egrets in this pond.

There’s more Snowy Egrets than Great Egrets in the pond.

Wood DUcks seem to do very well in this pond.

This is a migrating Orchard Oriole.

Chipping Sparrows seem to be everywhere.

A small flock of Brown Headed Cowbirds passed through Quiet Waters.

This Magnolia Warbler was a treat to find.

‘Tis the season of caterpillars.

This Garden Spider was hunting at Quiet Waters.

CBEC Dawn.

These Least Sandpipers are travelling in large flocks.

Several Greater Yellowlegs were searching the perimeter of the lake.

Snowy Egrets outnumbered the other water birds.

There were many Tricolored Herons.

There were 20 or more Great Egrets every day.

Forster’s Terns seem to visit every day.

All the mud you see is usually covered.

I mean, we had a lot of Egrets

I’ve see 100 or more Snowy Egrets at CBEC most days this week.

This Great Egret has found an eel.

A quick stop at my neighbor’s feeder.

We’ve been seeing 20,or more Tricolored Herons each day.

Several Laughing Gulls have been visiting.

6-8 Greater Yellowlegs are visiting.

There’s often a few Killdeer in the mud flats.

Several Ospreys are still in the area.

12 American Avocets flew in for a brief visit.

Glossy Ibises are quite striking.

Bombay Hook is a reliable place to find Black Necked Stilts.

This Common Gallinule is a first for me.

We saw about 35 Wood Ducks. These are first year birds.

There were thousands of Semi Palmated Sandpipers.

Many Great Blue herons were fishing in the marsh.

A few dozen Forster’s Terns were rapidly fishing.

My best look at a Laughing Gull this year.

You can often find Goldfinches in the growth by the roadside.

This Least Bittern was quite ar away, and I overexposed the shot. Lesson learned.

This Least Bittern was quite far away, and I overexposed the shot. Lesson learned.

Two of many dozens of Great Egrets we saw.

We were lucky to get a good look at these rare visitor.

Low water has revealed a lot of mud for the waders.

This Redhead hen should be far from here. She may be inured.

With so many birds competing for food, there’s the occasional disagreement.

These Tricolored Herons have decided to roost in a tree right above my head.

About 100 Canada Geese are present each morning.

I was startled to see these Glossy Ibis do a quick flyby.

Sunrise at Possum Point.

You can find Black Crowned Night Herons at Kent Narrows most mornings.

This Green Heron was feeding at the USNA marina.

Great Blue Herons will often spook as you approach in the early morning.

It took a little doing to get this Osprey image aligned properly

These Snowy Egrets are spending time at CBEC.

I’ve been seeing larger flocks of Forster’s Terns than usual.

Least Sandpipers are frequent visitors at CBEC.

There are many Common Yellowthroat Warblers in the marsh, but their song eludes me.

Many Wood Duck chicks are thriving at Jonas green.

A midsummer nest repair

Tricolored Herons are becoming regular Summer visitors.

Heron sculpture at Quiet Waters Park.

A Tree Swallow rests alongside a Barn Swallow.

I found this Snowy Egret at CBEC.

This Green Heron was fishing on the entrance road to CBEC.

Distant Heron nest at Jonas Green.

A Great Blue Heron foraging at CBEC.

Yellow Breasted Chat at Greenbury Point.

It’s been a good year for Bluebirds.

You can usually find Goldfinches at Greenbury Point.

It’s the season of Wood Duck chicks!

This Carolina Wren was singing loudly at Greenbury Point.

Eastern Bluebirds have been plentiful this year.

A pair of Green Herons is hanging out at Jonas Green Park.