Susan's Birding and Nature Blog

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Recent Outings

July 25, 2019 - The Coves

I have a couple of reports from my recent birding walks.  Still looking for butterflies, I saw a Cabbage White, Red Admiral, some Monarchs and a Banded Hairstreak at the Coves.  Not a lot of dragonflies....Common Whitetail and a Meadowhawk sp.  
I didn't have my bins with me but the birds I saw were a family of Wood Ducks, young Robins, 3 Great Blue Herons, Northern Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Song Sparrows, a Belted Kingfisher and American Goldfinches to name a few.

Gray Catbird

Juvenile American Robin

Great Blue Heron

Wood Ducks

Wood Ducks

Meadowhawk sp

Banded Hairstreak


July 31, 2019 - Hyde Park Drainage Pond

At Hyde Park, there were a nice variety of birds....lots of Song Sparrows, Barn and Bank Swallows, a Belted Kingfisher, a Cedar Waxwing, a Carolina Wren, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebe, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, and Killdeers. 
This is the first time I've encountered Carolina Grasshoppers this year.   

Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Pied-billed Grebe

Red-tailed Hawk

Osprey

...still not a lot of butterflies.  A Cabbage White, 2 Monarchs, Little Wood Satyr and my FOY Red-Spotted Purple.  Dragonfly - Common Whitetail.

Monarch

Little Wood Satyr

Red-Spotted Purple

Red-Spotted Purple

I can't believe we are into August now!

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