1/20/14 Mini Big Day

Birds Seen
20 Common Eiders
7 Harlequin Ducks
2 Surf Scoters
50 Black Scoters
3 Horned Grebes
7 Herring Gulls
2 SNOWY OWLS
1 Song Sparrow
12 Brant
15 Mallards
1 BARN OWL

First my mom and I stopped by Beavertail Point State Park in Jamestown RI. There were plenty of Common Eiders.

Common Eider

There were also several Harlequin Ducks.

Harlequin Ducks

Harlequin Ducks

There was also a Surf Scoter in the a Black Scoter Group.

Surf Scoters 

Black Scoter

Black Scoter

There were also a few Horned Grebes too, but I was unable to get a photo. Suddenly my mom was making weird hand gestures at me so I decided to come over too her and see pointed me to a rock where a SNOWY OWL was resting itself.

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

After success with the owl we headed over to Fort Getty Park in Jamestown RI. We didn't see much at Fort Getty except for this group of Brant.

Brant

Brant

Brant

Brant

Brant

Brant

Brant

Brant

Off to Sachuest Point. Once we got there we saw 50 (maybe more) birders waiting for the continuing BARN OWL to put on a show. It was classic; like a scene for The Big Year. Over there you got your birder with his high powered scope and camera and over there you have someone swearing at another birder and people who are too busy looking for the Barn Owl to notice the SNOWY OWL behind them.

Snowy Owl

Eventually the Barn Owl came out and put on quite a show for everyone. Even sending 3 does running for their lives. Unfortunately the Barn Owl was too fast at flying for me to get a photo, but here's one of the beautiful sunset.

Beautiful Sachuest Point Sunset 

And my mom and I went home successful.