Birding March 2016

Juices are starting to flow and I have a few ideas for a couple of actual blog posts ... let's see if I actually write them now ... smh

March 27

Raritan Bay waterfront Park. G Scaup (10), RB Merganser (6), GBBG, RBGU, HERG, BOGU, BLACK-headed Gull a non-breeding adult.

March 25

Disbrow Hill Rd Wilson Snipes are back. Wood Duck is still in the pond in the woods, and foy Phoebe also in the woods.

Bald Eagle adult circling the field near TR. A lot of blackbirds around. Nothing new at feeders.

March 18 - 20

In Cape May for the weekend for SS Cape May. Mostly quiet, but did some birding each day. Iceland Gull the only highlight.

At some point I saw NRWS

March 11

Trenton Marsh

Such a beautiful day, and the marsh was gorgeous with sounds of spring, though I didn't have much time.

Pie-billed Grebe 5 (I don't think I've ever seen 5 together before!) *
Wood Duck 2 * (Emi spotted another on DH Rd in the pond in the woods.)
GW Teal 1
RN Duck
N. Shovelers
Gadwall 2
Coot - lots!
Mallards
CAGO
MUSW
RWBB
WTSP

**Cackling Goose at Mercer Corp Park






3/10

Tree Swallows in Trenton*, a woodcock* at Hancock Fields, Laughing Gull* in Cape May. A trip to Brig produced nothing special (Snow Geese present). Was that a Rusty Blackbird at Etra Lake? Bald Eagles down at the River. Yawn. March is not exciting. But things are going to change when the gulls start coming to town. Then with April comes the shorebirds ... excuse me, I just drooled a little. Sorry. Shorebirds. That's what keeps me going through March.