June 9, 2019

This morning, we visited Sandy Ridge Reservation. We had lots of interesting sightings.

 This green heron was perched on top of a high branch

Another shot of the green heron

We saw the pair of trumpeter swans with all seven of their babies! 

All seven of the babies! 

A painted turtle 

A baby Canada goose (right before its parents hissed at us...) 

A great blue heron 

 A song sparrow

 Some beautiful flowers are blooming right now

 A great egret in flight

 A merganser and her babies

The juvenile bald eagle made an appearance

We saw this downy woodpecker at the feeders

Until next time!

May 5, 2019

After a long break from birding, we visited Sandy Ridge Reservation for a beautiful springtime walk.

The bald eagles are back this year, and it looks like they're looking after a few chicks.

A goldfinch

A female yellow warbler

A pair of Canada geese parents with their goslings

A sandpiper

The pair of trumpeter swans are back, and this one looks like she's nesting on some eggs

An egret in flight

A beautiful day at Sandy Ridge!

A yellow warbler mid-song

Lots of Canada geese babies!

The tree swallows were out in big numbers

A great blue heron

An egret on the hunt for some lunch

A song sparrow mid-song

A kingbird

This one was harder to identify. We think it's a female warbler of some kind

We almost missed this green heron

Another yellow warbler

The dogwoods were in bloom

An egret

A small great blue heron

A Baltimore oriole

One last shot of the bald eagle nest before we left for the day

Until next time!