Mixed Flock by Carol

Carol took this shot at Mashes Sands. How many species can you pick out?

Sylvia's St Marks pictures

Savannah Sparrow

Wilson's Snipe

Eastern Phoebe

Northern Mockingbird

Great Blue Heron dining on a swamp rat!

Eastern Towhee

Whooping Cranes

Sylvia sent this great picture of the Whooping Cranes arriving at St. Marks last month.

Purple Martins

I already have a full Purple Martin house! I counted over 30 martins last night. It is such a thrill to hear them sing as they are coming in for the evening. During this early part of the season, they seem to hang around the house until about noon, then leave to feed and possibly recruit other martins. They return just before dusk. Nest building will begin soon in preparation for egg laying. I pre-built their nests with pine straw, but they will add to that and rearrange to their liking, with a final topping of green leaves.

Here are some pictures of the season so far.

Thomas Wiatt

Ice birds

We turned on the water last night so our pipes wouldn’t freeze and it made for some nice photos. As I was taking the photos out the front window I heard the Carolina Wren singing and got these from the little window out my door. His singing was so cool!

Thank you,

Kimberly Chason

Backyard photos by Amalia

Orange-crowned Warbler

American Robin

Eastern Phoebe

Carolina Wren

Northern Mockingbird

Cedar Waxwings

I had a flock of cedar waxwings visiting my front garden for about a week..It's a good thing they are pretty because they are quite messy!

Pam Flynn