12.16.14 - Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - Tuesday Tweets

John Wing Trail - Brewster, MA

"Off to the bay!" was our motivation today.  What a treat to have the earth so calm without any wind.  The peaceful weather has a calming affect on hikers I feel because I did NOT want to wrap up this walk.  It helped to not have the wind biting us, or the birds!  My photos are less than fantastic, and slightly blurry due to distance - which is why I didn't even attempt to get the Common Eider - he was too far out, and hmmm... solitary.  We got a nice in-flight glimpse of a Red-breasted Merganser female as she flapped madly out of Quivett Creek and onto the bay.  The colors that surrounded us, muted as they were, made me feel as though we were surrounded by a simple serene canvas.  Tuesday Tweets lifts my mood no matter how the day begins.  Photo credits to Rick as listed. (double click photos to enlarge)

Our List:

American Crow

American Robin

Northern Cardinal

Dark-eyed Junco

Blue Jay

Northern Flicker

Black-capped Chickadee

Downy Woodpecker

White-breasted Nuthatch

Song Sparrow

American Black Duck

Herring Gull

Common Eider

Canada Goose

Brant

Red-breasted Merganser (female)

Phragmites

American Black Ducks

Herring Gull

Canada Geese on Cape Cod Bay

Brant

Herring Gull - blurry but looks like a painting to me

Another view of Cape Cod Bay from the John Wing Trail

House Sparrow (male)

Next opportunity for Tuesday Tweets: 1.13.15 $2Members/$4Non-members
Happy Holidays and Happy Birding!