Last week, I went to the Coves to see what was around. A nice row of Wood Ducks were on a fallen tree.
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| Wood Ducks |
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| Double-crested Cormorant |
There were 5 Great Blue Herons. |
| Great Blue Heron |
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| Solitary Sandpiper |
I also saw Mallards, American Robins, Northern Cardinals, Blue Jays, Mourning Doves, American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadees, and a White-breasted Nuthatch.
I checked out Greenway Park. It is still hard to see the river from all the trees and bushes but I found one little opening to see a Great Egret. |
| Great Egret |
At Uplands North Wetland, the water is very low. There is a large mudflat which the Killdeers, Least Sandpipers and Lesser Yellowlegs like. A lot of Mourning Doves were on the trees. At one point, they all took flight and I noticed a Cooper's Hawk came flying in.
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| Cooper's Hark |
I have seen up to 14 Great Egrets together in the middle of the swamp. |
| Great Egrets |
Some shorebirds were also around. Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeers, and Least Sandpipers.
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| Lesser Yellowlegs |
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| Lesser Yellowlegs |
As the morning sun warmed the wetland, Painted Turtles started crawling out of the mucky water. I counted up to 12 at one time.
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| Green Heron |
