Although I could definitely say a few things about COVID, what we need right now is to forget about it a bit. So here are some bird pics from the past couple weeks that have nothing to do with COVID whatsoever which is refreshing.
Horned Grebes will be gone soon. This one was hanging out at the south end of WB.
Wood Ducks are not nearly as common as they have been in years past. These were at Land Fall.
Winter Wren at Land Fall
Hermit Thrush at GFL
Laughing Gulls are looking snappy and laughing all the way down the beach lately (taken a week ago at north end before the shut down).
I have been scrutinizing gulls for rarities. Ring-billed Gulls can hide Mew Gulls and ...
Herring Gulls can look like California Gulls... but I didn't find any really good candidates.
An early Orchard Oriole at Wade Park
At the area behind the Athletic Fields at Fort Fisher, I heard crows going nuts and bet that they had an owl. I won the bet...
Little Blue Heron - a week ago before you know what started getting real, I went to Harker's Island to jump on the ferry and spend a day at Shackleford Banks. Unfortunately, despite checking the previous evening and being assured that the ferry would run, they canceled due to winds. I was in a really bad mood as a 2.5 hour drive one way only to find out they were not running was super annoying. So I birded a while in Carteret County.
Eastern Meadowlark
American Avocet back in Wilmington on the Fort Fisher rocks.
Caspian Tern and a bunch of other Royals and Forster's.
Sam C had an Ovenbird the day before per the eBird reports at the old bridge near the New Hanover/Pender county line so I went and found it singing away it's Teacher song.
Yellow-throated Warbler - I found a nice flock at Riverside Park.
White-breasted Nuthatches are hard to find in New Hanover but this spot holds several.
Northern Parulas are back!
Horned Grebes will be gone soon. This one was hanging out at the south end of WB.
Northern Flicker at Airlie
Wood Ducks are not nearly as common as they have been in years past. These were at Land Fall.
Winter Wren at Land Fall
Cedar Waxwing at Greenfield Lake
Hermit Thrush at GFL
Double-crested Cormorant
Laughing Gulls are looking snappy and laughing all the way down the beach lately (taken a week ago at north end before the shut down).
I have been scrutinizing gulls for rarities. Ring-billed Gulls can hide Mew Gulls and ...
Herring Gulls can look like California Gulls... but I didn't find any really good candidates.
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Laughing Gulls are starting to court each other...
I was wondering what was going on here...
WTF? I know gulls would regurgitate for young but will a male regurgitate for a female?
Weird.
American Oystercatcher
An early Orchard Oriole at Wade Park
At the area behind the Athletic Fields at Fort Fisher, I heard crows going nuts and bet that they had an owl. I won the bet...
Great Horned Owl
Little Blue Heron - a week ago before you know what started getting real, I went to Harker's Island to jump on the ferry and spend a day at Shackleford Banks. Unfortunately, despite checking the previous evening and being assured that the ferry would run, they canceled due to winds. I was in a really bad mood as a 2.5 hour drive one way only to find out they were not running was super annoying. So I birded a while in Carteret County.
Eastern Meadowlark
American Avocet back in Wilmington on the Fort Fisher rocks.
Caspian Tern and a bunch of other Royals and Forster's.
Red-throated Loon
Yesterday was a beautiful day so I stayed home and worked in the yard. However, the temperature dropped today and spring migrants were calling their siren song so I went up to northern New Hanover where you can still get some peace and quiet.
Sam C had an Ovenbird the day before per the eBird reports at the old bridge near the New Hanover/Pender county line so I went and found it singing away it's Teacher song.
Yellow-throated Warbler - I found a nice flock at Riverside Park.
White-breasted Nuthatches are hard to find in New Hanover but this spot holds several.
Northern Parulas are back!
Ok back to reality, we are in a self imposed semi-lock down here in NC due to COVID and I am trying my best to keep away from other people. I am not religious but I guess you could say I am praying or at least hoping the death tolls don't spiral as high as some estimates are putting them at. My wife has Lupus, I have scars in my lungs from an old bout of Pulmonary Emboli and my parents are getting into their early golden years so the risks are nothing to scoff at. Stay safe out there and when this is over, hugs all around.
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