Chris Rimmer led a bird walk in Norwich this morning. It was generally quiet; the birds certainly did not come out to greet us. But we found some nice ones, and I got a few photos that you might enjoy seeing.
We started in Foley Park and from there saw a pair of Double-crested Cormorants. There was a debate as to whether they were young or adults.
We walked the RR tracks, but I didn’t get any bird photos there. However, Tim Taylor was wearing an advertisement on his back for his great farm, so I photographed it.
We headed to the Pompy Farms Oxbow, named that by Chris. Unlikely to find the spot listed that way on a map. But it is a great spot for sparrows and sometimes rare species. The rarest bird I was able to photograph there was a Rusty Blackbird.
I left the group early and found three Common Yellowthroats on the way back to my car. They are, well, common, but a beautiful warbler.
A number of Cedar Waxwings were up high in the trees near where we parked. Here is a juvenile.
For comparison, here is the more normal-looking adult.
Heading home I stopped at the pond across the road from Patchens Point. As I arrived a Great Blue Heron flew in.
There were quite a few mallard there also.
Arriving home in Etna I was greeted by a Broad-winged Hawk, who apparently didn’t get the memo that it was time to head south.
A very nice was to spend a Saturday morning near the end of summer.