A couple of trips to the beach haven't really bagged anything interesting but the numbers of laughing gulls and terns are increasing.
Forster's Tern
This past weekend I made the trip up to Carteret County to try for a couple birds. I intended to hit Pringle Rd in the Croatan at first light for Woodcocks but got there 10 min too late.
Somehow I didn't have a Blue-headed Vireo picture for the year yet so this was nice to see.
Bachman's Sparrows are already singing on territory.
The real target for the day was Ring-necked Pheasant at Cape Lookout. Matt W and I hoofed it all the way from the lighthouse to the souther point and back through the dunes with nothing to show for it except for some Savannah Sparrows and a Peregrine Falcon, but it was good to scout it out. Next time I will bring my truck on the car ferry out of Davis and head north.
Its a beautiful beach with minimal people and almost no traffic even though you can drive on it.
This morning a couple Bonapartes were getting their Little Gull impressions on but the wing tips gave them away.
Hmm, what to do this weekend?
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