Another ‘epic’ post from various days this past weekend or thereabouts. First up, a flock of Bonaparte’s Gulls in a flooded field off French Creek Rd, south of Waterford, PA:



Meanwhile, back at Presque Isle State Park:


Swallows are back, here the beautiful Tree Swallow:


Long distance shot that’s somewhat blurry due to heat shimmer, but lots of Great Egret (8+) on Big Pond, as viewed from the main park road:


Another ‘spring first,’ a lovely Wood Duck (male), in the pond by Sidewalk Trail east trailhead:

Not an everyday occurrence:



Long distance/blurry shots, but posting anyway to show Green-winged Teal colouration:



Osprey over Thompson Bay swamp/pond with nesting material:



And here’s the Osprey playing quidditch. Or maybe more nest gathering.



Finally, the first Caspian Tern of the year spotted flying over the lake from the bluff at Cranch Park:


Coming up soon, more Kinglet, more Cardinal, more Bonaparte’s Gull, more Robin x Starling! #more_bird
As always, fantastic pictures! Thank you!
The tern jokes are a tern for the worse!