While some of the later migrants have just arrived in the past week including; Alder and Willow Flycatchers and Eastern Wood Peewees, many of the earlier arrivals and residents are settling down to their domestic chores. During lunch earlier this week I was fortunate to view and photograph an American Woodcock with a single chick, not far from Lake Dennison. The sea duck migration is still on and a few White-winged Scoters dropped in to Crystal lake during heavy fog on Monday the 18th.
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| Female Red-winged Blackbird in Gardner |
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| A handsome American Goldfinch in its finest breeding plumage, at home. |
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| Its always a treat to see scoters on inland bodies of water during migration, these White-winged Scoters set down Crystal Lake on Monday 5/18 during heavy fog. They likely moved on as quickly as the fog burnt off. |
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| male Baltimore Oriole in Gardner |
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| A female Common Yellowthroat |
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| a male Chestnut-sided Warbler from Otter River State Forest |
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| An American Woodcock chick, the tail end of the parent is to the left. |
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| The parent Woodcock with its chick (just behind), staying inside the car helped to keep the birds at ease. |
