This morning's bird walk was auspicious. I biked down to the one-way road, then hid the bike in the trees and continued along the road on foot. Little twitterings of small birds made me look over my right shoulder, where a hulking dark bird sat in the top of a snag. Closer inspection revealed a Bald Eagle who stayed put while I walked around to take photos of his patriotic visage before he grew suspicious of me and flew over the road into the salt marsh.
I continued to walk, stopping to pish out a YBCH, and then took Good Birding Trail (I named it myself, can you tell?), where I had good bird luck before. The trail wasn't as birdy as it had been previously, but I still got BAWW (Black-and-white Warbler)!!! On my way back, there were 4 BAEA over the small bay. 3 looked like adults, and one was a young bird. Upon inspection of my photos, I noticed that the apparently adult bird I had photographed had some white feathers in its underwings, and therefore was young-er. I wonder what the 4-some's affiliation is: all family members?
When I got back to where my bike was stashed, the little triangle where the two-way road meets the one-way road was bursting with birdy activity. Paying attention to BCCHs pays off since all the other birds hang out with them. In addition to the chickadees, I saw YRWA, AMRE, some Vireo (likely Solitary?), and SCJU (Slate-colored Junco)!!! I hereby name that place Mixed Flock Triangle.
More BAEA photos and other pics can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/susan.culliney