It was a cloudy, breezy day with occasional drizzle and light rain. These were not the best conditions for birding and photography, but we did well, all things considered. We covered four areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we saw along Beach Road …
Our first stop was the Boardwalk Trail. Among the birds we identified here were blue grosbeak, indigo bunting, snowy egret, purple martin, greater yellowlegs, osprey, red-winged blackbird, turkey vulture, northern flicker, laughing gull, and common yellowthroat. The Dike Trail produced 28 species. Birds we saw …
We birded in seven areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we saw near the new Visitor’s Center were purple martin, osprey, and American goldfinch. A few of the birds we identified along the Raymond Pool Observation Trail and tower were Acadian flycatcher, willet, …
We went through the park starting from the street. We walked along the pond first, then walked along the inlet to the beach. At the end of the inlet, we walked down the beach up to the high-rise buildings. Birds we saw along and in …
We birded in three areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we identified along the Woodland Trail included great egret, brown-headed nuthatch, white ibis, western cattle egret, and black vulture. We went along Beach Road next and the highlight was four marbled godwits in …
We birded in four areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we saw along Beach Road were herring gull, great egret, tricolored heron, bald eagle, belted kingfisher, osprey, Forster’s tern, glossy ibis, white ibis, and Canada goose. Next, we went to the Tom’s Cove …
We started from the Visitor’s Center area but didn’t see very much there. Mourning dove, osprey, and blue jay were a few of the birds we saw. We identified 26 species along the Dike Trail. Some of these birds included Caspian tern, Forster’s tern, willet, …
Our first stop was at the beach near The Point. The tide was low so we saw several birds walking on the sandbars and swimming nearby. The special bird we saw here was a roseate tern mingled in with royal terns and laughing gulls. Other …
Our walk this morning covered our usual three areas. Some of the birds we identified from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, brown-headed cowbird, common yellowthroat, and house wren. Along the Dike Trail, birds we identified included osprey, glossy ibis (2 overhead), eastern towhee, orchard …
There were seven areas of the refuge that we covered today. Birds identified from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, northern bobwhite, bald eagle, and eastern wood-peewee. We went to the Raymond Pool Trail and Observation Tower next. Some of the birds we identified there …
