All - Yesterday, the sun finally came out and we were able to bird in the
afternoon. We focused our birding on the east end (really northeast end) of
the island near the famous Ocean Course. We found several large groups of
shorebird - perhaps totaling 1000 birds. The most common birds were
Semipalmated Plovers, Sanderlings, Black Skimmers, and Dunlins. There were a
number of other species mixed in. We located a group of about 30 Wilson's
Plovers who were hunkered down trying to get out of the wind. In the same
area, there was a family of Bald Eagles - 2 adults and 3 juveniles. The adults
were chased, when they had fish, by either Ring-billed Gulls or their own
offspring. I've up-loaded some photos of the encounters but must admit that
photographing birds in flight is not one of my strengths. As we were about to
leave, we located and Orange-crowned Warbler in the some of the wax myrtle. I
have up-loaded some photos of the Wilson's Plovers, Orange-crowned Warbler, and
the eagles to my Flickr site.
Here's the link to Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmibiology/
Dick Rowe
VMI Biology Dept
