Saturday, October 15, 2011

Red Tailed Hawk - Montvale, NJ 10/15/11- Photo By Frank

 
Hawk resting on swingset after catching a squirrel.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The last of the Bermuda bird photos

Louisiana Water Thrush
Louisiana Water Thrush

Bluebirds
Bluebirds


Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs

Yellow  Crowned Night Heron (Juvenile)
Yellow Crowned Night Heron (Juvenile)

Common Gallinule
Common Gallinule

Wilsons  Snipe
Wilson Snipe

Hawk
Hawk

European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch obscured. We got better looks but not a better photo.

Yellow-throated Warbler from Bermuda

Yellow-throated Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
This was an addition to our life lists.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Yellow-billed Cuckoo from Bermuda

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
The Bermuda news said many cuckoos had come to Bermuda because of bad weather on the east coast of the US. We did the same thing.

Female Blue Grosbeak from Bermuda

Female Blue Grosbeak
Female Blue Grosbeak
Female Blue Grosbeak

There was a small nature center near the resort we stayed at. The female blue grosbeak was a nice find. It took a while to identify since it's not blue.

Birding Bermuda

Sandys Bermuda Flower
Sunrise: Bermuda Hibiscus Flower

We took a short trip to Bermuda to extend our summer. The birding wasn't fantastic but there were Great Kiskadees everywhere.

Great Kiskadee
Great Kiskadee
Great Kiskadees

More later...

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Green Heron

Green Heron
Green Heron
Two (or more) green herons have taken up residence on Lake Nelson. Here, one is grooming in our tree.