{"id":14972,"date":"2026-06-14T17:43:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=14972"},"modified":"2026-06-14T17:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:43:23","slug":"sunday-shots-06-14-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=14972","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 06\/14\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was busy last weekend and didn’t get out very much – just for a little while on Sunday morning. This weekend I got out both days, but with spring migration complete, there wasn’t all that much going on. This morning was definitely my favorite outing of the past couple of weeks – I took my yearly hike up to Jupiter’s Boulder in Black Rock Forest<\/a>. It was waaaay back in June of 2018 that I finally observed Ruffed Grouse in Orange County<\/a>. I’ve gone back every year since, hoping to get lucky again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As expected, I dipped on the Ruffed Grouse, but it was still an excellent morning as I always find that hike enjoyable. I also added (3) species to my 2026 OC list – which is a little unexpected in mid-June. The first was a small flock of Wild Turkeys. I’ve had them in the county this year already, but never when I was doing an eBird report. The second was expected – Acadian Flycatcher. They are very reliable at that location. And the third was unexpected – Winter Wren – I’ve never had one at that location before. Photos were tough; I had very few opportunities, plus it was a bit overcast and very dark on most of the trail. I photographed a fledgling Louisiana Waterthrush, but due to the conditions, I shot it at ISO 4000 and the photos were terribly grainy. You can see my best effort to save it in post processing at the bottom of this post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~It’s been a while since I posted a Canada Goose goslings photo. These little dudes were at 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary, 06\/07\/26.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Song Sparrow with a mouthful. Black Dirt Region, 06\/07\/26.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Bobolink in the black dirt, 06\/07\/26.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Louisiana Waterthrush fledgling at Black Rock Forest, 06\/14\/26.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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