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| Mated Pair of Bald Eagles on Nov. 7 |
The November 7 Birding bus ride at the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center took place in warm and sunny conditions, with a mosquito alert in effect. One never knows what to expect when setting foot on the exclusive Cat Island because the calendar and weather combine to dictate what is present. On this day, I was expecting to see lots of shorebirds, but was instead inundated with waterfowl, especially on the goose pond. Wading birds like wood storks and herons were present on the back side of the island at Blackout, but the shorebirds were darn near absent. A few blue-winged teal (less than 100) were loitering in this area though. This is a very active bald eagle site and my takeaway after seeing mature baldies all day long, is that they were for sure already paired up and making nest preparations for mating season.
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| Warm Weather had the Wildflowers in Bloom |
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| Yellowlegs Shorebird |
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