8/16/14 White Ibis!

Today we were going to Hawk's nest marsh to try to find a continuing juvenile White Ibis. We got there and all that was there were Ospreys. After searching for a while a flock of Glossy Ibises flew in.

Then a couple minutes after a flock of Snowy Egrets flew in.

There was also a Willow Flycatcher over there.

Finally after a while a brownish wading bird with a white belly flew in. I ID'ed it as the WHITE IBIS we were looking for.

 
After that, to celebrate, we went to get a bacon burger. It was awesome!

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Owling 8/9/14

Today I went Owling at a forest in Rhode Island (not saying where so the owl doesn't get harassed). We eventually found it. It was not the most cooperative owl, but did sometimes give good looks. Here are some pictures of the Barred Owl. While on the trip I also saw my nemesis Red-eyed Vireo.

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Charlestown Breachway 8/6/14

Today (8/6/14) I went to Charlestown Breachway, Charlestown, Rhode Island to look for shorebirds and terns. The breachway has mud flats on them that attract shorebirds and terns during low tide.

Here's a picture of what it looks like.

SPECIES SEEN:
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Common Tern
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Song Sparrow

When we first started out we saw a Willet, a Cedar Waxwing, a Double-crested Cormorant, and Great and Snowy Egret. When we crossed the canal entering the tidal flats we saw a Piping Plover

 Right after that in the same area I saw two Least Sandpipers.

After a little bit the activity started to pick up and lots of Semipalmated Plovers were seen.

Soon after, the Semipalmated Sandpipers came along.

I also looked at the flock of terns. There were mainly Common Terns, but there were a few Least Terns too.

Here is a Common Tern.

Here is a Least Tern.

There were also some Willets.

Nearby the Willet, there was a Greater Yellowlegs.

Also close by were two Black-bellied Plovers.

This Herring Gull nearby was making fun of me. "Shut up gull".

Later on the flats another Piping Plover appeared.

Here is a better Least Sandpiper shot.

I also got a better Semipalmated Plover shot.

And that ended a great day of birding.

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