Purple MartinOn May 26th, I joined my friends Shai Mitra, Patricia Lindsay and Gerta Fritz on a birding expedition around the
Delmarva Peninsula. This area is made up Delaware, portions of Maryland and Virginia and is considered a premier location for birding. The plan was to bird in the area and meet up with another friend Andy Balldeli. Our first day saw us birding at Bombay Hook, in Delaware. There we cooked in the sweltering heat while constantly swatting bugs, but it was well worth it with really nice looks at many birds. Our highlights were
Purple Martins around the visitor's center, breeding plumaged
American Avocets,
Black-necked Stilts,
Blue Grosbeaks and many
Northern Bobwhites. Our birding day was short due to our long trek up from NYC. So, after the Bombay Hook auto loop, it was dinner and planning for the next day, which you will read all about when I post the report for Day II.
Male Blue Grosbeak
Black-necked Stilt
American AvocetsTags:
Delmarva Peninsula,
Blue Grosbeak,
American Avocet,
Black-necked Stilt
Purple Martin
Male Blue Grosbeak
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocets
1 comment:
wonderful photos and post Andrew
dan
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