{"id":9091,"date":"2019-03-24T16:30:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T20:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=9091"},"modified":"2019-03-24T16:31:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T20:31:05","slug":"sunday-shots-03-24-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=9091","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 03\/24\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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~I got my first OC Tree Swallows of the year at Laurel Grove Cemetery on Saturday, 03\/23\/19.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The highlight of the weekend was, of course, the Yellow-headed Blackbird <\/a>on Saturday in the black dirt. But, I did a bunch of running around all weekend and had some pretty good birds. Here’s some highlights by day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday:<\/strong> I had both a Red-necked Grebe and a Horned Grebe at Glenmere Lake. At Laurel Grove Cemetery, I had my first Orange County Tree Swallows of year; I watched a group of approximately 20 feeding on the river. The best stop of the day, however, was at the Westtown Pond on Route 284, where I had 8 species of waterfowl (including a Common Goldeneye) and in the field across the street – 25+ Killdeer and my FOY Wilson’s Snipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~This bird was close to the shore, but I struggled to get a shot because it was blocked by vegetation. Horned Grebe at Glenmere Lake, 03\/24\/19.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sunday:<\/strong> I made a tour of many of the lakes in southern Orange County (Glenmere, Wickham, Greenwood, Sterling, Blue, Walton, and Tomahawk) as well as whatever small ponds I saw along the way. I had a total of 16 species of waterfowl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n