I've been kind of phoning it in this week... Here was Tuesday in Westerly
A baby red cow in a field full of Black Cows...
Quonnie Breachway
Great Egret
Double-crested Cormorant
Watch Hill Lighthouse
Herring Gull
Brant
Shore Road, Westerly
Red-shouldered Hawk
Wednesday again -- just the usual suspects
Charlestown Breachway
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron
Moonstone Beach Road
Cedar Waxwings
Misquamicut State Beach
Laughing Gulls
And then -- I've had a miraculous few days in nature -- often when I go on an amazing trip, when I get home, it all seems kind of, well, boring. I've been basically phoning it in the last few days until Tuesday when I found a first of the year rare bird when I wasn't even looking (Western-Cattle Egret).
Pound Road Field,, Westerly
Western-Cattle Egret
American Kestrel
I returned on Friday to see the Western-cattle Egret again and some other species.
Pound Road Field
Western-cattle Egret
American Kestrel
Carolina Wren
Moonstone Beach Road
Song Sparrow
I had a visitation that seemed even more amazing -- a little American Mink, jumped up on a rock about 6 feet from where I was sitting in my car looking for birds. It gave me a nice long look and I even have 2 videos.
American Mink
Watch Hill Lighthouse
Snow Bunting
Misquamicut State Beach
Horned Lark
American Pipit
Saturday was the annual Rarity Roundup and I didn't see anything exciting or get good photos -- bummer that I dipped on the numerous Cave Swallows that were in the state. Sunday I travelled to NY to visit relatives, so no birding. See you next week!
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