A Willet’s Morning Ritual
The rising sun’s slanting rays woke up this Willet in the rip-rap on the east side of the park. Perched
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Tringa semipalmata
Feathered Fellows
Some birds seem to be very sociable with other species. The Willet is an example. I’ve seen Willets hanging close
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Siesta Time in Birdland
The rocks and waters below the Open Circle viewpoint harbored a diverse feathered fellowship this afternoon. I was surprised and
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Summer Steadies
The Red-winged Blackbirds, their breeding done, departed about a week after Summer Solstice. They usually leave earlier, but then they
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A Company of Willets
Down on the rip-rap on the east side of the park, it’s not unusual to see a Willet or two
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Willets in the Rain
I’ve long wondered where birds go and what they do in the rain. I got part of the answer this
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Willet Gets a Big One
This Willet managed to spear a crab. Compared to human scale this wiggling crustacean is tiny in the extreme. But
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The Usual Feathered Suspects
The big news in the park this past week was the rain. Soon those brown hills will be green. In
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Consolation for No Owls
As a new graduate of the Burrowing Owl Docent Training Program, I knew that these unique birds are crepuscular (most
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Sharing a Rock
A green covered rock near the Open Circle promontory this morning served as shared platform for a female Mallard
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