Princess and I spent the weekend birding like crazed people, trying to use up every minute of our second-to-last weekend in January. We were all over Maryland’s Eastern Shore, putting tons of miles on the new car - it’s a hybrid - and having a good time to boot.
This close-up view of an immature Red-Shouldered (or could it be Cooper’s?) Hawk at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge was just one of many wonderful moments. We had 70+ Common Eiders and a male Harlequin Duck at the Ocean City, MD, inlet; found a Great Horned Owl after we heard it hoot just before dusk on Assateague Island, and had Dunlin and Greater Yellowlegs in the middle of the marsh as the sun went down. Magical. Along the way, we sharpened our bird skills and knowledge even more.
This close-up view of an immature Red-Shouldered (or could it be Cooper’s?) Hawk at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge was just one of many wonderful moments. We had 70+ Common Eiders and a male Harlequin Duck at the Ocean City, MD, inlet; found a Great Horned Owl after we heard it hoot just before dusk on Assateague Island, and had Dunlin and Greater Yellowlegs in the middle of the marsh as the sun went down. Magical. Along the way, we sharpened our bird skills and knowledge even more.
We have crushed our goal of seeing 100 species in Maryland in January - we are at 106, unofficially - and are not done yet. Stay tuned.
