On Saturday morning I birded locally. I was hoping for maybe some late shorebirds, but I came up empty at both the Camel Farm and Beaver Pond. I spent some time early at Liberty Marsh, hoping maybe a calling Sora or Least Bittern, but no such luck. I did have my first Orchard Oriole of the year, so that was good. And finally, I ended up late in the morning at Goosepond Mountain, where I was able to confirm breeding status for Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
We spent the night at my sister Aileen’s house in the Poconos. Her place historically hasn’t been extremely birdy, but on this Sunday morning her backyard was full of birds, including a low flying Red-shouldered Hawk, a Red-eyed Vireo, as well as several Ovenbirds and American Redstarts. My brother-in-law Bill and my sister are interested in knowing about the birds, so I enjoyed telling them about the birds we were hearing and seeing. The Lehigh River cuts through the back of their yard; I enjoyed taking a brisk dip in the river and there was also a teasing Louisiana Waterthrush which called often but only gave a few fleeting glimpses and no photo ops. On the way out of their community, we stopped at Big Bass Lake to check out the beach, and had an adult Bald Eagle fly right overhead. The beach was loaded with people and not one person noticed the eagle, in spite of me shooting away taking pics.
How could they not check that bird out? Great shot of the eagle. Loved spending time togther!
My thoughts exactly Bill! Great to see you guys! Matt
Unfortunately, many people don’t ever look “Up”…they miss so much! Their Loss…Thanks for sharing your wonderful Photographs and Bird knowledge. 🙂 Patty
I guess not Patty. I’m happy to share, thanks for reading the blog and checking in. Matt
Had a fleeting look at the Eurasian Gargany at Manasquan on Fri. Otherwise a guidt birding weekend
Congrats on the Garganey, always good to hear from you Bruce. Matt
It was so great to see you Matt! There definitely seems to be more birds in a big Bass than in previous years. Thanks for sharing your bird knowledge and enthusiasm, and how wonderful you were able to capture that Bald Eagle! Seems so sad that nobody else looked up…xo
It was great to see you too, and it was great to talk birds with such a receptive audience. I was bummed you guys didn’t get to see the eagle. Matt
Hi Matt ..A 20 min drive from Big Bass Lake is Lackawanna State Park in South Abington Pa full of birds ,deer fox an occasional bear The first of the lakes pond n skinny great for kayaking
Thanks for the intel, Robin – we will definitely have to check it out. Matt