Well, lets get this miserable month over with! Obviously we weren't out in the rain today, these photos were all taken yesterday when we a brief respite.....
so that was the boat launch area yesterday morning....I don't think it has moved too much, or at least it hadn't the last time I ventured out to look but it has been pouring ever since then.
over at Harrison Bay, the dyke was once more the 'road'....
have never seen quite so many Bald Eagles along the dyke, and a great many of them were 'drip drying' like this one.
all the usual birds were there, the Dark-eyed Juncos, like this one, also Song Sparrows and Spotted Towhee.
but there were also some less common, like this Sharp-shin Hawk....
and this Red-tail Hawk....
but most exciting, this young Northern Shrike.....only the second time I've seen one here, and interestingly enough, it was in pretty much the same spot, but several years ago.
the fields were wet, but not as bad as they had been before...
probably because they are being proactive and have the large pump running full bore, sending the water from the drainage ditch straight into the bay.
way over there....
the Bald Eagle nest is growing....hope this one is successful!
back to the estuary, this is the far end, beside Morris Valley Road....
Hooded Merganser can usually be seen up in this area.
So.....bring on December....wonder what it has in store for us? I'm almost scared to know!
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