Spring is almost here

I am starting to feel like Spring is winding up to be sprung. Birds are coming back it bits and pieces and making the birding more interesting. Most of the snow is finally gone, but its left a ton of water and flatted habitat. Honestly, just less birds. I'm hoping it is anomaly and fearing it is not.

Probably my best day in the past few weeks was when I was scouting for a Big Day I was doing with my friend Cindy (who is going to Florida with me in April). I went to Sachuest Salt Marsh and spotted a Short-eared Owl as soon as I arrived. Had a great visit.

Sachuest Salt Marsh

Short-eared Owl

American Crow

Some highlights from our Big Day (RI Cup) where we had 65 birds... kind of a slow big day.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Ring-necked Duck, Scaup & Bufflehead

Great Cormorant

Horned Lark

Common Grackle

Northern Pintail

Gadwall

Tufted Duck

Red-tailed Hawk

Tufted Duck & Greater Scaup

A nice day a Quonnie

Northern Shoveler

Black Scoter

Common Loon

Long-tailed Duck

Common Goldeneye

Long-tailed Duck

Mink

Northern Shoveler

And other miscellaneous finds

Wood Duck

Horned Grebe

Eastern Bluebird

Lesser Yellowlegs

Looking forward to more birds returning soon - stay tuned!