Plum Island and Whites Pond - June 4, 2011

Pileated Woodpecker feeding young

Canada geese

King Bird

Cat Bird

Hi Everyone-
Back to the great outdoors!  We decided to visit Plum Island and Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.  This is an easy spot to get to and you can drive along looking for birds.  As long as you stay in your car, they go about their business.  There were many Kildeers, King birds, Boblinks, Cat birds, terns, egrets, male and female turkeys, warblers of many descriptions, one scarlet tanager, one osprey, Canada geese and more!

And of course, we had to stop at Whites Pond on the way home!  We met up with Peter Alden who had a bird club with him.  He's always fun to talk with!  The Pileated Woodpecker babies were still in the nest although they look like they might fly soon!  We were lucky enough to see the parents feed them twice.  The heron

It was a very windy day, but we had some good bird opportunities never-the-less.  Here are a few of our favorite shots from the day!

Enjoy!
Cheri & John