I was lucky to get a good look at this Northern Flicker.

Two Cedar Waxwings were feeding in the trees.

Two Snowy Egrets were fishing in the pond.

This Mallard and her ducklings greeted me this morning.

Great Blue Herons will be easy to find all Summer.

Catbirds were plentiful.

Two Cattle Egrets flew over the big pond.

This a female Blue Grosbeak, a bird I don’t often see at Terrapin.

I believe this is a juvenile Starling.

Red Winged Blackbirds look good in the right setting.

May seems late for a White Throated Sparrow to be here.

There are many Tree Swallow boxes at CBEC.

I’m learning the tricks of Tree Swallow flight shots.

Eastern Kingbirds seem to be numerous at the moment.

This Palm Warbler, like many, let me get quite close.

I saw more Yellow Warblers today than any previous day.

This is a female Common Yellowthroat Warbler.

This is only my second Indigo Bunting of the year.

Cornell: “A common warbler of willow thickets in the West and across Canada, the Wilson’s Warbler is easily identified by its yellow underparts and black cap.”

Great Crested Flycatchers seem to be abundant at the moment.

This Cardinal posed well.

This female Common Yellowthroat was the only bird we found at Greenbury Point.

It was hard to pass up another chance for a Pileated Woodpecker up close.

Blue Jay s are very common, but they don’t often stay long enough for a decent image.

We spotted this Red Eyed Vireo while searching for warblers.

This Great Blue Heron was the only worthwhile image I got while looking for Wood Ducks.

This Magnolia Warbler was high in the trees.

I’ve heard many Great Crested Flycatchers in the last week, but this is my first decent image.

This Ruby Throated Hummingbird landed right in front of me.

This Pileated Woodpecker is removing the chick’s fecal sacs from the nest.

The Scarlet Tanager is a favorite.

The woodpeckers whacked this huge hole about a month ago.

Even with the poor light, it’s a treat to see a Pileated Woodpecker feeding her young.

Natalie and I were talking about Northern Flickers when this one appeared.

This Canada Goose is still nesting.

Mallards and Wood Ducks are the main ducks we see at this time of year.

Great Blue Herons are appearing more often.

We saw several Green Herons this morning.

This female Red Winged Blackbird was feeding in the marsh pond.

I usually see Tree Swallows in nest boxes instead of their natural homes.

I don’t recall seeing a Mallard in a tree before.

Although not rare, it’s unusual to see a Ruddy Duck in MD at this time of year.

This oddly marked Mallard is probably a hybrid of some kind.

This Redhead should be far West of here at this time of year.

Catbirds are still plentiful.

The low light seemed to slow even the Ospreys.

Canada Goose goslings are plentiful in early Spring.

We saw eight Cattle Egrets in the field today instead of the usual one.

Cornell: “The dapper Spotted Sandpiper makes a great ambassador for the notoriously difficult-to-identify shorebirds. They occur all across North America, they are distinctive in both looks and actions, and they’re handsome. They also have intriguing social lives in which females take the lead and males raise the young. With their richly spotted breeding plumage, teetering gait, stuttering wingbeats, and showy courtship dances, this bird is among the most notable and memorable shorebirds in North America.”

This solitary Least Sandpiper didn’t seem to be perturbed by a large group of noisy schoolchildren visiting CBEC.

Two Great Egrets were fishing near the herons.

Yellow Rumped Warblers are still plentiful.

Another attempt at a Tree Swallow.

I was lucky to get this close to a Brown Headed Nuthatch.

I haven’t seen an Eastern Kingbird on the beach before.

Catbirds seemed to be in every bush.

These Canada Goose goslings are probably only a few days old.

These Mallards seemed to be courting.

This Cattle Egret has been hanging out near the parking lot, by himself.

Two Great Blue Herons were fishing in the pond.

A first for me. I’ve heard that Bald Eagles eat turtles, but I’ve never witnessed the capture.

This Bluebird was contesting ownership of a nest box with a Tree Swallow.

This may be the same Eastern Kingbird I saw yesterday.

I’m having success with the Tree Swallows by using my 300mm lens and standing quite near the nest box.

Another nesting Canada Goose.

I would have liked better light for this Green Heron.

Ospreys fish at the main lake at CBEC.

This Chickadee has a nest in this box.

Gray Catbirds are still passing through, and many of them will stay through the Summer.

This Red Winged Blackbird was foraging in the grass.

This bird had me stumped for a while. It’s a female Indigo Bunting.

Carolina Wrens really put their all into singing.

Two Great Blue Herons were fishing in the marsh pond.

FOY Red Eyed Vireo.

Barn Swallows have recently arrived.

This may be the first Great Egret I’ve seen at Terrapin.

I almost stepped on a Muskrat pup by the side of the path.

The Cattle Egret is another bird I don’t see often. This may be the same one that was hanging around Terrapin last year.

Gray Catbirds started arriving a week or so ago.

An unusual pose for a Red Winged Blackbird.

I almost missed this Black Throated Blue Warbler.

Many Rose Breasted Grosbeaks have been seen in our area recently, but this is my first.

I spent some time watching the Ospreys, in hopes of catching one with a fish, but had no luck.

I don’t often see Common Yellowthroat Warblers in trees. They’re much more common near the ground in a marsh.

I had to get help identifying this Common Loon who flew over the beach.

Yellow Rumped Warblers are the most common Warbler at the moment.

First Eastern Kingbird of the season.

A friend ID’d this Cape May Warbler, a bird I haven’t see very many times.

A pair of Cardinals appeared briefly.

This Northern Flicker was the best bird of the day.

This White Breasted Nuthatch was a challenge in the poor light.

A small flock of Grackles was feeding in the grass.

Today’s bugs.