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Back at it (finally)

Writer's picture: Barbara SeithBarbara Seith

This morning, Sunday 12/8, I finally went back out for a "normal" birding session. I was lucky to spend most of it with my sharp-eyed friend Sue. We were at Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge which has a bunch of trails most of which have very steep, rocky trails down to the beach. I can't handle those, but Sue can and did.


I finally gave up -- it wasn't cold but was VERY windy and went back to the car without her. She called me once I got back to my car to tell me she found the Snowy Owl that had been spotted the previous day. I was done but also it wasn't really viewable from the trail. She felt badly, but I was fine with I. I walked a mile -- which is a LOT more than I have walked lately -- and I had a lovely visit with not only Sue, but a friend of a friend and a Nature Journaling teacher (who's class I had to skip yesterday -- but I hear is amazing). It reminded me that I don't just bird for the birds, I also bird for the birders. This was a great morning for birders!


Here are some photos from the las two weeks!

East Beach - Cooper's Hawk

Misquamicut State Beach

Snow Bunting

Watch Hill Lighthouse

Common Loon

Harbor Seal

Common Loon

Harbor Seal

Weekapaug Breachway

Common Eider & Surf Scoter

Misquamicut Beach

Lapland Longspur

Horned Lark & Snow Bunting

Horned Lark, Snow Bunting & Lapland Longspur

Lapland Longspur

All three species

2 Lapland Longspur

Horned Lark (back), Snow Bunting (left), Lapland Longspur

Lapland Longspur

Westerly

Great Blue Heron


Lapland Longspur

Northern Harrier

Lapland Longspur

Juvi Common Eider

Watch Hill

Common Loon

Black Scoter

Red Fox

Surf Scoter

A bank of Mute Swans

Loop Drive

Bufflehead

American Wigeon

Tiogue Lake

Killdeer

Moonstone Beach Road

Northern Harrier


Worton Pond

American Coot

Breton Point

Black Scoter

Ring-billed Gull

Harlequin Duck

Fort Adams

Common Raven

Hope it is less cold next week and I'm out birding daily... we'll see!

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