An interesting week -- cold but productive.
Monday I went to Watch Hill to see if I could see the Snowy Owl that had been hanging out on the Napatree Osprey nest was viewable from the lighthouse -- It was when I first got there -- it looked just like a little white lump through the scope, but then it flew and I knew. On the way there I spotted a Ring-necked Pheasant (which I hadn't seen around here since since 2020 in Avondale) before the sunrise. A few other treasures too...
Watch Hill
Ring-necked Pheasant
My last Ring-necked Pheasant from 2020 in Avondale
Horned Grebe
Common Eider
Misquamicut
Northern Cardinal
Female Northern Pintail
Great Blue Heron
Tuesday was the wet part -- I hit the high (much higher than we expected) on a Pelagic with 25 other intrepid birders. Most more intrepid than me -- I only sat outside for the first @2.5 hours of the 8 hour trip. After than it was way too rough for me to feel safe outside -- fortunately unlike a number of others I did not get sick -- but I also missed some good birds -- Glaucous Gull & Dovekie. We saw a very unexpected bird on a pelagic trip -- a Snowy Owl on Block Island...
Northern Gannet
Seals & White-winged Scoters (which were out in force)
Snowy Owl
Razorbill
White-winged Scoter
Razorbill
Wednesday was a quick trip to Mud-Pond and Scarborough Beach...
Mud Pond
Merlin
Scarborough Beach
Black-headed Gulls
The rest of the week I was out on and off -- didn't take many photos but here you go.
Misquamicut State Beach
Lapland Longspur
Horned Lark
Watch Hill Lighthouse
Snow Bunting
Horned Lark
Snow Bunting
Ninigret Park
Barred Owl
Burlingame Boat Ramp
White-throated Sparrow
That's a wrap for a cold week -- getting prepared for my January trips to Southern California & the Southern Ocean Pelagic out of Durban South Africa -- stay tuned!
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