July 10

July 10, 2008 by OrientSee.

My first surprise of the day was finding a crew of kids cleaning up a part of the Thicket by Rosie’s Pond. I was delighted to see some one taking care of this neglected corner of the marsh. The thickets were alive with birds feeding on the mulberries. The Osprey chicks are getting bigger and the Mockingbird is still trying to drive them off.  I wonder when the chicks will first to try fly. In the the Long Thicket there was plenty of activity including this Downy Woodpecker. I realized that I was seeing a lot of immature birds out on their own, especially Mockingbirds.  Although it was low tide and midmorning there was a lot of thrashing around in the thicket. Out by the Overlook, I got a picture of this butterfly.

In the panne there were a few ducks and shore birds. The Redwings are quieter now that the big territory wars are over. The females are much more visible so I suspect the young must have hatched. The Boardwalk was very quiet until I noticed further out in the flats a small group of four Ibis. I walked along through the park and got a little closer but they then rose up and flew off.

They are amazing birds to see in flight. The park was quiet and as I left, a Goldfinch capped my walk for the day.

Another nice day at Belle Isle.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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