{"id":1395,"date":"2012-08-20T18:50:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T22:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2012-09-18T06:10:19","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T10:10:19","slug":"august-20-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=1395","title":{"rendered":"A Slow Birding Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D1395&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Virtually a wasted day. I walked the entire perimeter of Sandy Point State Park and saw virtually no small birds. Seabird numbers seemed low also.<br \/>\nLater, I stopped at Truxtun Park and Hillsmere Elementary with the same result. I don&#8217;t know the reason for such days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-20-2012\/deer-20\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1397\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1397\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?fit=2232%2C2184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2232,2184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Deer \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?fit=584%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?resize=584%2C571&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Deer \" title=\"Deer \" width=\"584\" height=\"571\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?w=2232&amp;ssl=1 2232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C1001&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?resize=306%2C300&amp;ssl=1 306w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-20.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1396\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-20-2012\/deer-19\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1396\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1396\" data-attachment-id=\"1396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1396\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?fit=1900%2C1380&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1900,1380\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Deer \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Yet another very young deer. I don&amp;#8217;t know anything about deer, but this seems to be the foaling season.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?fit=584%2C424&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?resize=584%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Deer \" title=\"Deer \" width=\"584\" height=\"424\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C743&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?resize=413%2C300&amp;ssl=1 413w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Deer-19.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yet another very young deer. I don&#8217;t know anything about deer, but this seems to be the foaling season.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-20-2012\/osprey-92\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1401\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1401\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-92.jpg?fit=1536%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,992\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Osprey \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-92.jpg?fit=584%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-92.jpg?resize=584%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Osprey \" title=\"Osprey \" width=\"584\" height=\"377\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-92.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-92.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-92.jpg?resize=1024%2C661&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-92.jpg?resize=464%2C300&amp;ssl=1 464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-92.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1399\" style=\"width: 974px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-20-2012\/osprey-91\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1399\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1399\" data-attachment-id=\"1399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1399\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-91.jpg?fit=964%2C828&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"964,828\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Osprey \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Osprey was at Truxtun Park. In the many hours I&amp;#8217;ve spent at Truxtun, I&amp;#8217;ve never seen an Osprey perch here before.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-91.jpg?fit=584%2C502&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-91.jpg?resize=584%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Osprey \" title=\"Osprey \" width=\"584\" height=\"502\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-91.jpg?w=964&amp;ssl=1 964w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-91.jpg?resize=300%2C257&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-91.jpg?resize=349%2C300&amp;ssl=1 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Osprey was at Truxtun Park. In the many hours I&#8217;ve spent at Truxtun, I&#8217;ve never seen an Osprey perch here before.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D1395&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtually a wasted day. I walked the entire perimeter of Sandy Point State Park and saw virtually no small birds. Seabird numbers seemed low also. Later, I stopped at Truxtun Park and Hillsmere Elementary with the same result. I don&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=1395\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mybirdingday"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2xu3W-mv","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1395"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2291,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395\/revisions\/2291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}