Cape Cod III & Plum Island
The last installment of my Cape Cod birding photos is from Dowses Beach in Osterville, where my dad and I wandered around for quite awhile on Saturday morning.
We followed this Lincoln's Sparrow (aka a Song Sparrow.. Those eastern ones confuse the heck out of me) around for a bit:
I was psyched to see a flock of about twenty Ruddy Turnstones, having only seen one once before...
There were a bunch of Common Eiders way out on the water but one female was rather close to the shore...
On Friday morning my brother and I went to the Parker River NWR on Plum Island to do some exploring. Last year we visited the area in December and most of the road was closed and we had to walk through about a foot of snow. This time it was like 65 degrees.
We scared up some Mute Swans right away:
The ponds along the road were filled with American Black Ducks, pintails, and Gadwalls.
While walking on the beach about a dozen Snow Buntings flew over our heads and disappeared. I was psyched we were abl…
We followed this Lincoln's Sparrow (aka a Song Sparrow.. Those eastern ones confuse the heck out of me) around for a bit:
I was psyched to see a flock of about twenty Ruddy Turnstones, having only seen one once before...
There were a bunch of Common Eiders way out on the water but one female was rather close to the shore...
On Friday morning my brother and I went to the Parker River NWR on Plum Island to do some exploring. Last year we visited the area in December and most of the road was closed and we had to walk through about a foot of snow. This time it was like 65 degrees.
We scared up some Mute Swans right away:
The ponds along the road were filled with American Black Ducks, pintails, and Gadwalls.
While walking on the beach about a dozen Snow Buntings flew over our heads and disappeared. I was psyched we were abl…