We took a family trip to Chincoteague NWR this weekend. Some
interesting lingerers and arrivals, including:
brown pelican (1 imm.) in Atlantic alongside two pods of bottlenose dolphin
tricolored heron (1) Causeway
snowy egret (8) Swan Cove Pool
long-tailed duck (1 female) Swan Cove
merlin (1) yesterday along the wildlife drive
osprey (1) early yesterday o. Tom's Cove and Swan Cove
black skimmers (4) this a.m. at Swan Cove Pool
royal tern (12 or more) beach
tree swallow (several thousand in sev. spots) No caves seen.
gray catbird (1 heard) beginning of beach road, where it leaves the woods
red-breasted nuthatch (20-30?) everywhere, seemingly, in the loblollies
palm warbler (1) Tom's Cove trail
Howard Youth
Bethesda, MD
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