March birds, CT

March birds, CT

Piping Plover, Milford Point 3/16/19

Cackling Goose, Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT 3/18/19

Scaup showing their blue bills, 3/19/19 Merwin Point

Scaup showing their blue bills, 3/19/19 Merwin Point

Cackling Goose, Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT 3/18/1

Scaup and Redhead, 3/19/19 Merwin Point

Redhead snoozing, Merwin Point, 3/19/19 with Black Duck

Horned Grebe, attaining alternate plumage, Merwin Point, 3/19/19

Great Cormorant, breeding plumage, Merwin Point 3/19/19

Great Cormorant, breeding plumage, Merwin Point 3/19/19

American Oystercatcher (AMOY), Milford Point, 3/23/19, banded T 3

American Oystercatcher (AMOY), Milford Point, 3/23/19, banded T 1

American Oystercatcher (AMOY), Milford Point, 3/23/19, banded T 1

Piping Plover, Milford Point 3/23/19, two pairs so far

Piping Plover, Milford Point 3/23/19, two pairs so far

Piping Plover, Milford Point 3/23/19, two pairs so far

Piping Plover, Milford Point 3/23/19, two pairs so far

Piping Plover, Milford Point 3/23/19, two pairs so far

Piping Plover, Milford Point 3/23/19, two pairs so far

Cackling Goose with Canada geese, Seaside Park, Bridgeport CT 3/18/19

Piping Plover, Milford Point, 3/15/19, FOY

Piping Plover, Milford Point, 3/15/19, FOY.  At least two Piping Plover showed up at Milford Point on a warm, 55 F, March day.  I saw them first in the lagoon foraging at low tide; then they walked onto the beach and engaged in vocalizing and parallel walking, a form of territorial behavior to establish boundaries for their nesting territories.  A few photos and a brief video.

one of the first PIPLs to return to CT in 2019, Milford Point, 3/15/19

first view of PIPL on lagoon mud-flat at low tide

PIPLs engaged in parallel walking at Milford Point, 3/15/19

Duck Vermiculation, 3/8/19

Duck Vermiculation, 3/8/19

Gadwall, Birdseye Boat Ramp, 3/8/19

Gadwall, Birdseye Boat Ramp, 3/8/19

Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Birdseye Boat Ramp, 3/8/19

Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Birdseye Boat Ramp, 3/8/19

American Green-winged Teal, Birdseye Boat Ramp, 3/8/19

Mallard, Birdseye Boat Ramp, 3/8/19

Scarlet Macaws mating, Punta Leona 2/25/19

Scarlet Macaws mating, Punta Leona 2/25/19, Video

mating Scarley Macaws, 2/25/19

Resplendent Quetzal, Bosque del Paraiso

Resplendent Quetzal, Bosque del Paraiso.  First, a few videos:

male Resplendent Quetzal

male Resplendent Quetzal

female Resplendent Quetzal

Black Hawk-Eagle, Talari Lodge, Costa Rica, 2/19/19

Black Hawk-Eagle, Talari Lodge, Costa Rica, 2/19/19

This Black Hawk-Eagle landed close to the dining area; it spent much of its time under the top of dense foliage, so we could not discern what it was doing--probably going after prey such as snakes.