2.10.14 - Green Briar Nature Center - Monday Morning Bird Walk

Cape Cod Canal - Sagamore, MA

Sandwich Boardwalk - Sandwich, MA

 

 

This winter has been very cold and snowy, but bird nerds can still be found toting binoculars and cameras to the chilliest of locations - the Cape Cod Canal included.  Even though we had to take some time in the van to warm our bones, we had quite a successful showing of birds - mostly floating in those frigid waters.  It's hard to imagine how they thrive and survive in these temperatures, but for a lot of these birds - this is a warmer climate than their nesting grounds in Canada.

 

 

Our List:



American Robin

Song Sparrow

Common Loon

American Black Duck (female & male)

Red-breasted Merganser (female & male)

Common Eider (female & male)

American Crow

Cormorant

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

White-winged Scoter (female & male)

Common Goldeneye (female & male)

Mallard (female & male)

 



American Black Ducks (female & male)

Common Loon (nonbreeding plumage)

Common Eider (female)

Common Eider (female)

Common Loon in foreground

Cormorants in background

Cormorants

Common Eiders on the wing

Red-breasted Merganser (female)

Red-breasted Merganser (male) 

Great Black-backed Gull

American Robin 

Common Eiders (female & male) 

White-winged Scoter (female & juvenile) 

White-winged Scoter (male & juvenile)

 

American Robins 

American Robins 

American Robin 

 

Then we headed to the Sandwich Boardwalk for a look-see over there...

Common Goldeneye (female & male)

Common Goldeneye 

Mallards (female & male)

Common Goldeneyes in distance & Mallards closer

 

Next opportunity for a bird walk will be on Tuesday 2/25 for Tuesday Tweets at 9:30am at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - Brewster MA

Happy Birding 'til then!