I went to several places on the birding trail in Mathews today. I
started at Bethel Beach. The first thing I saw as I drove up was a huge
mature Bald eagle perched on one of the beach trees. The tide was way
low and the wind was blowing offshore, so the water level was really
low. Not much activity, but the birds that were there were not shy and
let me get some up close pictures. The past couple storms have really
eaten away at the beachfront on the far side of the beach. It was much
narrower than the past visit several months ago. Also visited were
Winter Harbor, Horn Harbor, New Point wharf, and New Point Comfort.
Bald eagle - Mature (4)
Bald eagle - Immature (3)
Osprey
Rails (heard many, saw none)
Killdeer
Short billed dowitcher
Forster's Tern (black bill, black eye patch)
Sandwich tern
Royal tern
Sanderling
Double-crested Cormorants
Great Egret
Great blue heron
Canada Goose
Turkey vulture
Black vulture
Pictures are at:
http://public.fotki.com/bhouston/miscellaneous/nature_pics/20100914-mathews-county/
With Shirley's help, I identified the birds and put the names under
each. (Thank you Shirley)
Barbara Houston
New Kent, VA
