Before all that, however, Exile #2 and I went for an early morning birding trip to South Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool. It was rather rainy but we had some success.
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| Tree swallow |
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| Black-crowned night heron |
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| Mallard arrival |
In the woodland part of the sanctuary we didn't see too many birds - but a few nice sightings:
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| Common yellowthroat |
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| American redstart |
On the beach, it was another matter altogether - so much action:
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| Black-bellied plover (a.k.a. grey plover) |
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| Bonaparte's gull |
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| Ruddy turnstone |
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| Semipalmated plover |
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| Song sparrow |
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| Black scoters (there were about 200 of them) |
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| Semipalmated sandpiper |
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| Ruddy turnstones |
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| Eastern kingbird |
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| Piping plover |
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| Piping plover |
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| Common eiders with chicks (quite early) |
As I was looking at the eiders, there was a major commotion - shorebirds taking flight in large numbers. I wondered if a dog had arrived - but it turned out to be a hawk. It amused me that having tried and failed to catch a shorebird, it landed on the informational sign about them looking a bit soggy.
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| Cooper's hawk |
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