Nature Done Wright

    Rob saw an American Bittern Saturday evening and and again on Sunday at the CF.
   Click immediately below for his full report.

       
Saturday evening after much scanning I finally located an AMERICAN BITTERN.
Saw it across from Pirie Platform all the way back in the marsh. It was
a tough find even w/ the scope, and was mostly still throughout the 15
or so minutes I watched it.
         Today along Black Rail trail I heard a loud
rusting in the marsh. I was expecting some sort of mammal–but then the
BITTERN flushed up and circled providing a very close flight look.

 With the poor weather migration is a bit behind schedule, but yesteday
during the NJAS trip I led we witnessed a modest raptor flight, which
included 8+ BROAD-WINGS, 2 KESTREL, 2 HARRIER, 2 SHARPIE, OSPREY, and
BLACK VULTURE.
     Also tallied 71+ DC CORMORANTS flying over–the largest
flock contained 32+ birds in a V-formation. A few BG GNATCATCHERS and a
HERMIT THRUSH were enjoyed by the group.
    
Sunday's highlight's included several PURPLE FINCH, a RUSTY BLACKBIRD,
GNATCATCHER, KESTREL a pair of PINE WARBLERS, 8+ RC KINGLETS, WILSON'S
SNIPE, and a FIELD SPARROW. Yellow-rumps are still in very low #'s.
PINE SISKINS are still around including 2+ at my feeders as of Sunday.