Mar 312 min read

Bird Activity picking up -- if it would just stop raining...

On Monday my Ospreys at Cap'n Jacks put on a nice show and then I got to see an Otter in Mud Pond. Dipped on the Blue-winged Teal in the morning, but the female showed itself briefly in the ran in the afternoon.

Succotash Marsh

Osprey

American Tree Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Osprey back in the nest together

Mud Pond

Otter

Still misting on Tuesday morning, so I went "Up North" to get less of it, it did not work, but had a ton (ok five) Brown Creepers -- the last one (at Fisherville Brook) was very cooperative.

The Road to Fisherville Brook

Brown Creeper (same individual moving between trees -- it is what Creepers do).

On Tuesday night some reported a Northern Shrike (my current nemesis bird) in Tiverton -- since I was headed to Aquidneck Island anyway, I went to take a look. It wasn't there -- and, of course, it was misting! Had some lovely Daffodils.

Seapowet Road

Northern Mockingbird

Daffodils wilting in the mist

Common Grackle

Ocean Drive

Black Scoter

Common Goldeneye

No birding on Thursday -- lots of rain, No photos on Friday -- still rainy. Quonnie on Saturday morning -- an American Woodcock (first I've had there) was Pweeting! 13 Piping Plover -- high count for the year so far! Plus 2 Northern Shovelers and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Succotash Marsh. There was NO RAIN!

Quonnie Breachway

Fish Crow

American Crow

Succotash Marsh

Northern Shoveler

American Black Duck

Lesser Yellowlegs (Front) & Greater Yellowlegs (Back)

Sunday dawned with beautiful blue skies and I headed for Marsh Meadows for a First of Year Snowy Egret -- I saw one, but it was far away -- will post photo just so you can see how far. The black bill is clearly visible. Off to Newport and stopped back at Succotash where I saw another Snowy Egret (did not need to go so far!) and a quick look at a Black-bellied Plover who landed briefly near some Killdeer at the Sweet Spot and flew off with them. Maybe they saw the Coyote in the next marsh...

Marsh Meadows

Distant Snowy Egret