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| Semipalmated Plover Preening |
In my last blog, I told you about our encounter with the friendly juvenile cowbird. Today I'm going to just share with you some of the other birds that we encountered during our trip to the Sachuest Marsh, Third Beach and Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge. In fact, this is our first visit back down to Sachuest since the road was washed out during last year's hurricane in the refuge was closed until recently.
We listed five species of gulls, including a Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage, and a Laughing Gull in winter plumage.
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| Bonaparte's Gull |
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| Laughing Gull |
Shorebirds included Ruddy Turnstones, Semipalmated Plovers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Sandelings, and a Baird's Sandpiper (but I did not get a picture of it).
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| Ruddy Turnstones Eating a Mussel |
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| Sandeling Looking for Food |
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| Semipalmated Plover and Reflection |
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper Watching a Semipalmated Plover Bathing |
There were numerous passerine's and I have included photographs of American Goldfinch and a House Finch.
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| American Goldfinch in Thistle |
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| House Finch, Eating a Berry |
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| Red-breasted Merganser Shaking off after a Dive |
We saw in the distance mainly hidden in the grass a six point buck in velvet. When rutting begins, that maybe great opportunities to obtain photographs of bucks fighting.
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