This afternoon my parents, joined by my 4yr old son Caleb, joined me on the dune. They enjoyed seeing me and where I've been working for the past 6 weeks.
Raptors:Red-tailed Hawk: 2
Cooper's Hawk: 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
Turkey Vulture: 2
Others:
Eastern Kingbird - hung around all day (see photo below)
Dickcissel - buzzy call-note heard and then briefly seen flying over - southbound.
5/14 - Foggy Day
Today started out VERY foggy with visibility less than 100yds. It began to clear between 12 and 1pm and ended up being a decent day - however the raptor count was 0.
Turkey Vulture: 2
5/13 - Dad visits
Today my joined me for the whole day on the dune. We saw a few nice birds and a warbler flock moved through in the afternoon.
Raptors:
Peregrine Falcon: 2 (presumably the same bird seen twice)
Northern Harrier: 1
Cooper's Hawk: 1
Accipiter Sp.: 1
Others:
Baltimore Orioles - dozens were seen throughout the day in reverse migration - headed south.
Warblers: Blackpoll, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Redstart, Black-throated Green, Magnolia (see photo below).
5/12
Raptors:
Cooper's Hawk: 1
Red-tailed Hawk: 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
Unidentified Raptor: 1
Turkey Vulture: 16
Others:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole - without any tail feathers!
Warblers: Cape May, Redstart, Black-throated Blue, Palm, Yellow-rumped
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