New Shorebirds down the lane.

 After more rain overnight and this morning I thought maybe the birds from yesterday would stick around, apparently not. The Lesser Yellowlegs numbers were down but there were 3 Short-billed Dowitchers and a Pectoral Sandpiper that joined the puddle party. Here's a few from this morning, the light was a bit dismal and I never managed the Dowitchers.

Solitary Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Flooded Fields

 We've had a lot of rain lately, not as much as some parts of the country but much more than normal for this time of year. Just up the lane in a field with a slight depression a large pool appears which at different times of the year attracts a variety of birds.  Right now the Shorebirds are moving through the area and the pool is attracting quite a few of them.

Flooded Field

Flooded Field

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Solitary Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs

Solitary Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs

Fieldbirds or Shorebirds?

Just a quarter mile up the lane theres a big pool that appears after several days of heavy rain and we've had lots of that recently. Over the last week or so theres been Solitary, Spotted and Least Sandpipers and I'm pretty sure a Pectoral but not 100%, earlier this morning there were loads of Killdeer and an assortment of Swallows.

Least Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Black Skimmer

 I'm going to be having a good look for the Black Skimmers next time I'm out on the coast.

Black Skimmer

In a couple of weeks .....

 should be pretty good for Butterflies and Moths based upon previous years.

Spicebush Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hummingbird Clearwing

May 2022 was a brilliant year

 I've whined several times in these pages just how crap spring migration has been in 2023-24-25 compared to 2022. I decided as I haven't been taking many bird pictures recently that I'll delve into the archives for some of the shots I never processed back then.

Common Grackle

American Robin

Brown Thrasher

Myrtle Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Common Grackle

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Black-throated Blue Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Parula

Black and White Warbler

Indigo Bunting

Blackpoll Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Blue Jay

Blue Jay

I'm running out of R's.

This one is named Rover because he's a boy Raccoon. Over the year I've had Rocky, Rocket and several other masculine names but I'm going to have to find a list of R's soon.

Rover Raccoon