Stone Harbor NJ trip for the weekend.
We did a family birding outing in the afternoon on Sat. and I went out @ 5:30 this morning.
Highlights: Glossy Ibis, American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, Little
Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, Willets, Dunlin, Piping Plovers,
nesting Least Terns, Virginia Rails mating this morning while the sun
was rising behind them...(it was pretty hot but don't worry Henry was asleep in the car), Green Heron, Black Crown night herons,
didn't try too hard to ID the gulls, osprey, song sparrows. It was more
pleasure-birding and not so much statistical or for e-bird. We will be
heading down there a bunch this summer so I was just trying to scout out
good spots for different birds and get to know the area better. Was
fun.
P.S.
Also saw a Christy Scazzero in breeding plumage (pink bottom and floral strapless top)on the beach.
Sounds awesome, Ben. I hope you got to see the skimmers in flight. Maybe we can bird in three weeks when I head out there.
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