April 7th. Male Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A female, partner of the male above.

 

A good view of the male's maroon neck collar.

 

Clover leaves (Trifolium sp.) a nice touch of early green.

 

April 8th. One of two Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) atop a Wood Duck house where swallows nested last year.

 

Rain on a Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) flower bud.

 

At Cranberry Bog, a female Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) on her nest...

 

...while her mate kept an eye on me from not far away.

 

 

 

An Osprey (Pandion halaetus) overhead.

 

 

 

The other nesting goose pair.

 

April 9th. A distant Osprey (Pandion halaetus) at the pond east of River Road.

 

 

 

April 10th. An Osprey (Pandion halaetus) perched near to old heron nest above the pond east or Route 207.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A calm time at the pond east of River Road. No birds, beavers, or breezes disturbing the water.

 

April 11th. Ornamental Daffodils doing well despite cold and rain.

 

A Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) foraging while another called from the nest site in the Phragmites.

 

A male Bufflehead (Bucephalus albeola). The female was nearby but I failed to get a picture of them together.

 

 

 

 

 

First Osprey (Pandion halaetus) of the day, atop a tall dead tree far across the marsh.

 

 

 

It soon took off and flew out of sight.

 

I was focused on the Osprey and failed to notice this Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) perched nearby.

 

A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) "photobombed" this picture.

 

I walked on, and when I headed back another Osprey (or the same one?) was perched not far from where I saw the first one.

 

Following are a fraction of the many photos I took of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yet another Osprey, this one on last year's Great Blue Heron nest at the pond east of Route 207.

 

Yesterday, it was perched a few feet from the nest. (See above.)

 

 

 

It was calling all the time I was there watching.