Monday, August 26, 2019

Black Tern at Bunche Beach

Sunday, August 25th


Roseate Spoonbill at Bunche Beach Preserve


Beach Bean
Its been awhile since I birded at Bunche Beach. Haven't really had the time.



 But today I arrived at the low tide and found lots of birds busy feeding on the flats.  



Had my first Black Tern of the year, in the company Least, Royal and Sandwich Terns.  



A couple of dozen Red Knots were busy feeding in the exposed sea grasses. We had Short-billed Dowitchers, Ruddy Turnstones, Least Sandpipers, Willets, Marbled Godwits, Black-bellied Plovers, Wilson, Piping and Semipalmated Plovers too. 

Black Tern

Black Tern
Black Tern

Lots of Marbled Godwits present today.
 This individual is extremely pale in coloration.

An extremely light colored Marbled Godwit
Red Knot

Red Knot

Royal Tern family

Young Royal Tern begging for a snack
Gray Kingbird
A family of Gray Kingbirds were sitting on the wires 
at the intersection of John Morris Road and Summerlin

Sea Oats


Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Terns

Short-billed Dowitcher


Least Tern


Seaside Dragonlet

Ground Cherry

Ground Cherry

Seaside Dragonlet


Beach Bean

Beach Bean

Seaside Oxeye

Buttonwood

Red Mangrove in Bloom


Roseate Spoonbill