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Archive for April 24, 2009
April 24
April 24, 2009 by OrientSee.
Once again a bright windy day. The temperature is warming and it was a more pleasant day. Rosie’s Thicket had the usual suspects but no warblers. With all the reports from Mt. Auburn and Forest Hills, I’ve been expecting the little guys to start showing up at Belle Isle. I watched the Ospreys still trying to build a nest up on a power pole in the train yard. It would be nice for them to discover the new platform in the marsh and give up on the power pole but it probably won’t happen this year. A Redtail Hawk took repeated diving attacks on it by a crow. The crow was so insistent that I wonder if there isn’t a crow nest nearby. A Great Egret floated in for a landing in the flats by Rosie’s and for a moment looked like a model strutting down a fashion show runway.
Lawn Ave. was quiet but along the nearby Geoff’s path, this sparrow was doing what it does best, singing.
The Overlook was empty. A few Snipe were startled out of hiding as I walked over to the Boardwalk. The Green Wing Teal flock is still around and feeding in the panne by the Boardwalk. Looking over the east flats, I saw this pair of egret buddies land and start feeding in the drainage ditches. One was a Great Egret and the other even showier was a Snowy.
On the other side of the Boardwalk by the concrete blocks, this Northern Flicker was doing a great imitation of a robin grubbing in the grass. I realized that this woodpecker really had all the equipment and moves to do well at feeding this way. It is the first that I ever saw actually doing it.
Surprise! Going out of the park in the sumac thicket by the paved path, this Palm Warbler popped up and I was able to get a picture. The warblers are here and that means a few fun frantic weeks as their migration moves through.
Finally out in the Beachmont part of the creek, a Yellowlegs complete with head pumping sat calmly for this portrait.
A nice day. I do wish that the wind would let up. We are now getting into the full migration days and it will be full of all kinds of birds, bugs and flowers.
Ciao!
-Jorge
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