I checked out the community park this afternoon around 2ish, not
expecting to see much.
I was right, at least as far as waterfowl--just a few Canada Geese
and Mallards.
Winds from the northeast were brisk and the sky to the south was quite dark.
Furnace bay was almost empty, although I got a good look at a male
Belted Kingfisher
and two immature Bald Eagles that were practicing their flying and
fishing skills. Another
immature eagle was farther out in the Susquehanna. Forster's Terns
were out and about, too.
Only one Great Blue Heron around.
Chickadees, Titmice, and White-breasted Nuthatches are getting
noisier, and a Goldfinch
sang from the top of a tree, which seemed a tad out of season. There
was a flock of Starlings
and Cowbirds in various plumages, and the rattiest-looking
Mockingbird I have ever seen.
I think it was a juvenile finishing up its adult plumage, but the
fuzzy head with spiky quills
sticking up and the overall messiness made this a very sorry sight.
I also spotted a small flycatcher, which perched briefly in the open.
Noticeable eye ring
and wing bars, and very colorful lemon-yellow abdomen, were all I had
time to spot.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher seems the most likely, right, or could an
Acadian have that much yellow on it?
--Pat
Pat Valdata, Elkton, MD |
"The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards
and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods.
More than any other thing that pertains to the body
it partakes of the nature of the divine." --Plato |