This Brown Thrasher was so preoccupied with singing that he let me get quite close.

Sometimes you can’t coax a bird like this Eastern Towhee out of the bushes.

This Osprey appears to have a catfish.

These Bluebirds are dressed for romance.

I haven’t seen many Bald Eagles at Patuxent.

Eastern Phoebes are getting to be common everywhere.

Great Blue Herons are quite beautiful in breeding plumage.

The light was just right for these Tree Swallows

This White Throated Sparrow is also in breeding plumage.

These Wood Ducks are breeding at Patuxent.

This Northern Flicker was looking for a meal.

Patuxent is the only place where I see Killdeer consistently.

Spring Palm Warblers are much more colorful than their Fall counterparts.

This Mallard was in Goose Pond.

Chickadees always appear to be playing.

These Chipping Sparrows have just arrived.

This Ring Necked Duck seemed to be alone.

These Tree Swallows are nesting at Patuxent NWR.

This Canada Goose is nesting on an Osprey platform.

This Canada Goose was by herself in a small pond.

This Savannah Sparrow is a first for me.

There were many Northern Rough Winged Swallows at Truxtun last year, but this is the first I’ve seen this year.

This Mourning Cloak Butterfly is also a first.

This Osprey hovered right over my head.

This Red Shouldered Hawk flew off right after I spotted him.

I’ve often seen Hermit Thrushes at the entrance to Truxtun.

It was a Wood Duck convention.

These Double Crested Cormorants were on Cash Lake.

These Palm Warblers are definite migrants.

This Swamp Sparrow is another first for me.

This Bluebird is in breeding plumage.

Three Killdeer were foraging in the marsh.

These Wood Ducks are nesting deep in the reeds, and it was difficult to get closer.

This Eastern Phoebe may be a migrant, but some stay all Winter.

I caught these Mallards at an unusual angle.

This Belted Kingfisher flew right over my head, and I was lucky to get any image at all.

This Osprey was headed into a strong wind and had trouble making it to the nest. He succeeded eventually.

There are many cool sparrows, but I only seem to get Song Sparrows.

Tree Swallows are everywhere.

A small flock of Greater Yellowlegs continues to feed at Terrapin.

Downy Woodpeckers are often quite at ease being photographed.

I don’t often see female Cowbirds.

This red eyed Eastern Towhee was singing for a mate.

Every marsh has a lot of Red Winged Blackbirds.

These Mallards flew in good light.

This Osprey is doing some nest repair.

The Tree Swallows at CBEC are very active, and I believe they are feeding their young.

These Greater Yellowlegs were part of a flock of 10-15.

Bald Eagles are also very active.

I’m seeing Blue Winged Teal regularly now.

This Blue Jay posed very serenely.

Cardinals seem to be abundant everywhere.

Yellow Rumped Warblers stay through the Winter.

Chickadees are abundant and active also.

I’d like to have captured these Wood Ducks in in better light.

This Turtle was oblivious to everything as he sought to soak up the sunshine.

There were several hawks in the area, but this Cooper’s Hawk was one of the few willing to pose.

The Brown Creeper is a master of camouflage

Emily went into the marsh to flush the Snipes.

There were probably 75 of these birds in the marsh grass, but they were very hard to see.
Cornell:
“A common shorebird of wet, grassy spots, the Wilson’s Snipe has an extremely long bill that it uses to probe in the mud for small invertebrates. Its camouflage is so good that it often is not seen before it flushes from the grass.”

This is the first time I’ve seen a Great Blue Heron with a frog.

A small flock of Blue Winged Teals was dabbling in the marsh.

As I walked through the marsh, I disturbed a Canada Goose on her nest.

Neil used the Ibird app on his phone to call this Winter Wren.

It’s very entertaining to watch a Caspian Tern hunt fish.

A small flock of Blue Winged Teals was dabbling in one of the marsh ponds.

Penny and I spooked this Cooper’s Hawk, who then flew across the creek, where we were lucky to spot him.

Wood Ducks are appearing regularly.

Juvenile Bald Eagles are almost a common sight at Jug Bay.

This appears to be a Ring Billed Gull.

The Hermit Thrush is often a willing subject.

This Greater Yellowlegs was feeding alongside the Teals.

This pair of Bald Eagles has a nest in the area.

This small, fast moving bird is a first for me.

There were two Greater Yellowlegs in a small pond, and one flew away quickly.

I spent some time trying to get closer to this Belted Kingfisher, but he didn’t cooperate.

Double Crested Cormorants are becoming more common.

A few Gadwalls are still lingering.

Tree Swallows are numerous and very active.

You often see Bald Eagles engaging in aerial duels at this time of year.

I may have spooked this Double Crested Cormorant, who took off shortly after I saw him.

The lighting sucks, but you can’t get much closer to a Tree Swallow.

If you see a small hawk with a white rump hunting in the marsh grasses, it’s a Northern Harrier.
Cornell:
“A long-winged, long-tailed hawk of open grassland and marshes, the Northern Harrier forages by flying slowly low above the ground looking for small rodents. It is one of the few raptors in which the sexes look quite different: the male is white below with a light gray back and hood, the female is mottled in browns.”

I saw many Bald Eagles today, but this one flew right toward me.

I heard this Northern Flicker singing long before I saw him.

I saw a large black bird flying toward me and snapped a couple of quick pictures, and was surprised to find it was a Pileated Woodpecker.

The Ospreys are now well established.

Teee Swallows are active and gregarious birds.

This Red Bellied Woodpecker was one of the few active small birds.

There are many Sparrows, but I mostly see Song Sparrows.

The Turtles are out, and that’s a sure sign of Spring.