February 6, 2011

February 6, 2011

High tide falling with light southerly wind—a pretty day after several wet and cold days. A pied billed grebe was in Taylors Creek and a kingfisher watched from the estuary sign post. There were few birds in the inner marsh but there were more Willets than usual, one flock of White Ibis, a few Yellowlegs, and scattered but diminished Dunlin. One Oystercatcher flew by and I heard others. Another Kingfisher sat atop the post in the inner marsh and a solitary egret was fishing among oystershells. I suspect that other sites held larger numbers of birds in the shallows but I explored only the central marsh. No ducks or cormourants and only a couple gulls.