11.18.14 - Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - Tuesday Tweets
John Wing Trail - Brewster, MA

Windy, chilly, but sunny... you never know what we're going to get as the weather does what it needs to do here on Cape Cod.  As we walked the trails the day after a wild wet storm, we could clearly see that the trails had recently been transformed into small rushing rivers.  Though we did not see a long list of species today, the views that we had were fantastic of some soaring big birds in particular.  I also get excited when I have my first fall sighting of Brant - who were hanging out at the edge of Cape Cod Bay with many gulls.  My best guess with the three shore birds that we saw on the wing is that they were Sanderlings.  Our list follows below along with the photos.  Thanks to the bundled up souls that joined in on Tuesday Tweets today! (double click photos to enlarge)  Thanks for your fancy lens Rick!

Our List:
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-tailed Hawk
American Crow
American Black Duck
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Brant
Great Blue Heron

Red-tailed Hawk *RICK

Brant *RICK

Brant *RICK

Great Blue Heron *RICK

American Black Duck *RICK

Great Black-backed Gull flanked by Herring Gulls * RICK

American Black Ducks

Brant, Great Black-backed Gulls, Herring Gulls

Brant

Next opportunity for Tuesday Tweets: 12/2/14 at 9:30am $2Members/$4Non-members
Happy Birding!

11.4.14 - Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - Tuesday Tweets

Lee Baldwin Trail & Museum Trail - Brewster, MA

The tides were not going to cooperate for a long-distance walk this morning, so we adapted like the birds.  We don't always have children on our walks and they always add their unique perspective and share their knowledge - it was refreshing!  Our first sighting this fall of Yellow-rumped Warblers, both male and female.  I feel I've FINALLY learned their call. 

I shall have to rely on Rick's spectacular photos - see below(THANK YOU RICK!!!) for the Belted Kingfisher sighting.  I just couldn't take my eyes off that bird! (double click photos below to enlarge)

Our List:

House Wren

Black-capped Chickadee

Downy Woodpecker

Blue Jay

American Crow

Coopers Hawk 

Mourning Dove

Yellow-rumped Warbler (female & male!)

American Goldfinch

Belted Kingfisher (!!!)

High tide waders

Yellow-rumped Warbler (photo credit: RICK)

Monkshood.  Aconite (Thanks Janice!)

Red-tailed Hawk

Belted Kingfisher (photo credit: RICK)

Belted Kingfisher (photo credit: RICK)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (photo credit: RICK)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (photo credit: RICK)

Downy Woodpecker

Thanks for the gorgeous photos Rick!
Next opportunity for Tuesday Tweets: 11.18.14 at 9:30am $2Member/$4Non-member

Happy Birding!