The other specialty of the park happens to be Cave Swallows, which during invasions can often be seen hawking insects over the treatment plant, particularly on colder days. A few Northern Rough-winged Swallows attempted to winter here a few years ago.
This month 10 different warbler species have been recorded at the park so far...not bad for November in New England. Today I had single TENNESSEE and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS plus a late BLACKPOLL.
This place is now OVERdue for a western vagrant (unless you want to count the Cave Swallows). With all the lingering late-fall insectivores, you'd expect a sighting of a western warbler (the state's first Townsend's, perhaps?) or flycatcher by now. Should only be a matter of time...
Here are some photos of a few of this month's birds.
immature Black-crowned Night-heron (Nov 4)
- Nick
I am amazed to find this place. Despite the place being a modern town, it is comforting to know that the birds that are migratory are still finding their resting spots. I hope they continue to preserve this bird sanctuary.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely bookmark this for future reference in case I happen to pass by the place someday. My favorite subject in photography are birds that's why it was a delight to me when I went to Sea Rim State Park where I was able to capture Egrets, Herons, Shorebirds, among others.
ReplyDeleteIs there a nearby camp site here? It would be nice to bird watch here in the daylight then go straight camping at night.
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