First, I have heard and then located a striking male Baltimore Oriole (of the non-baseball variety) in a front yard tree twice in the past week. I took some photos, but they are more or less like a Where's Waldo picture.
Second, a male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak visited our front yard on Thursday in the early afternoon. This species has visited us four of the last five years:
2007 - male on May 2
2008 - female on May 2, male on May 8
2009 - male at window feeder on May 2, male & female in BigTop feeder on May 7
2010 - No grosbeaks seen
2011 - male feeding on ground under tube and window feeders on May 5th
Last, but not least, some sightings on the Sea Isle trip:
- Thousands of high-flying brant in long lines, headed north
- Several schools of dolphin, passing close off-shore.
- An amazing Little Blue Heron in the bay marsh off Corsons Inlet
- Semi-palms (plover and piper) and 2 least on the beach
- A kestrel over the ocean (sighted by Dad).
- These crazy gulls fighting over the leftover bait:
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