Green legs, streakedd/striated pattern down the front (breast & abdomen), spotted pattern on wings and back. Dark patch on top of head and back of neck.
Was fishing in shallows of pond and then had moved up onto shore when I took these photos.
Female Cinnamon Bittern?
Or possibly juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron?
Young heard when parents arrive from some distance away, both parents seen bringing food and one leaving box with fecal sac
Two swallows going in and out of and guarding a nest box
Spotted this eastern blue bird on Celeron trail calling out to other nearby birds. These birds typically lay their eggs between late April and early August, which is why this bird may be displaying.
This swallow was sitting atop this box. It made me think that it was guarding a nest in there. After a while i saw another swallow fly into the box and I’m assuming they were a pair neutering a nest together. These birds are beautiful and I’m happy i was lucky enough to witness them.
Seen while moving old fence posts on land trust
Saw a Tree Swallow on Horsebarn Hill investigating a nestbox. It's become increasingly important as habitats are destroyed and fragmented that humans create artificial settings for birds to raise chicks, because without a suitable nesting area for a bird, especially something like a cavity-nesting Tree Swallow, they won't be able to raise chicks. This bird was likely investigating this nestbox to see if it would make good nesting space.
Eastern bluebird nest with 5 eggs in a manmade nest box
Several groups of geese gathering on the lake for the night.
Much honking
A rare vagrant Common Gull that continues in the general Windham area, this time at Mansfield Hollow Dam
Continuing following first provincial record, initially reported late January (see https://ebird.org/checklist/S127191520 )
Green legs, streakedd/striated pattern down the front (breast & abdomen), spotted pattern on wings and back. Dark patch on top of head and back of neck.
Was fishing in shallows of pond and then had moved up onto shore when I took these photos.
Female Cinnamon Bittern?
Or possibly juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron?