roseclaw's second attempt BY

[roseclaw]

Repeat: 116 - yellow warbler - this time in breeding plumage

 

[roseclaw]

Interlude - found a sora with two chicks 

 

One chick is in frame here.

 

[roseclaw]

178. Mute Swan, Southern CT, USA 6/14

 

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179. Purple martin, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

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180. Great egret, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

[roseclaw]

181 and 182: foreground is black-bellied plover, background is semipalmated plover, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

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183. American Oystercatcher, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

 

sitting on a nest

 

[roseclaw]

184. black skimmer, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

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185. Common tern, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

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186. Snowy egret, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

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187. least sandpiper, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

[roseclaw]

188. Semipalmated sandpiper, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

[roseclaw]

189. western sandpiper, Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

I am still on the fence about id. Two people have said western, but it might be a white-rumped. Anyone know? Unfortunately the only photo of this one.

 

[TonyQ]

Lovely additions - I can't help with your sandpiper!

The nests for the Martins are very interesting, I have not seen them before.

[roseclaw]

@TonyQ Thanks! The martins were a species of special concern here, but people put up these colony houses, which they love, and it's helped give the species a boost. They're cavity nesters, so when are the trees were gone, the species declined. They really like the gourd-shaped houses, though.

[roseclaw]

190. Least tern Southern CT, USA, 6/14

 

 

sitting on a nest - very camouflaged 

 

 

[roseclaw]

191. Piping Plover, Southern CT, USA 6/14

 

 

and a baby!

 

[PeterHG]

Lovely additions and approaching the double century now!

[Galana]

Great stuff. 200 in sight too.

Loved the Plover chick and the Sora .

[Zim Girl]

Great new additions!

[michael-ibk]

Really cool new birds! The Piping Plover (adult and chick) is impossibly cool, and I always love Skimmers.

[roseclaw]

192. wood duck (baby), Northwestern CT, USA, 6/21

 

This poor baby kept calling for its mother, but no one answered. It was wandering around in the woods, and then crossed the road into a small marsh. No mama. But it seemed to be old enough to eat on its own, and the water was too shallow for snapping turtles. 

 

 

 

[roseclaw]

193. Yellow-billed cuckoo, Northwestern CT, USA, 6/21

 

I endured three deer fly bites for this image! Our native cuckoos are very secretive.

 

[Kitsafari]

Loved the piping plovers and the chick too!

[Dave Williams]

CONGRATULATIONS ! you have won the EBC of the Year with the Sora, no question of that. @Galana and @pedro maia I'm afraid you will be chasing a lost cause from now on!!

Some lovely birds added to your list though, the Skimmer is high on my target list.