 |
| Double crested Cormorants, Winsor Dam, June 8, 2013 |
 |
| Double crested Cormorants, Winsor Dam, June 8, 2013 |
 |
| Winsor Dam as another shower moves in, June 8, 2013 |
 |
| Winsor Dam as the clouds start to break up, June 8, 2013 |
 |
| Winsor Dam at dawn in rain, June 8, 2013 |
It appears that the remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea did not bring
us any unusual birds. Not the optimal time of year or track for a storm to bring us any
number of unusual birds. Although I spent several hours this morning trying to
find something storm related at Quabbin Park I had no luck. The rain and wind
were still going strong when I got there around 5:20 and continued for the next
couple hours before trailing off to just drizzle and then eventually some
partial sunshine. The winds shifted from NNE to N to NW and finally west during this time
period. The temperatures were actually a little chilly first thing with a
reading of 54 with a strong wind.
I know some others out looking in other
areas of the Connecticut Valley didn't have any luck either. Reports from the
coast of New England were also unproductive for anything beyond the expected seabirds.
It does appears the storm did displace some
birds but much further to our south with frigatebirds noted along the North
Carolina outer banks. After browsing through a number of other list serves I couldn't
come up with anything else storm related. Looks like we will have to wait for another storm later in the season to deliver us some hurricane related birds.
Nothing but rain here as well for weeks. Many local farmers have given up hope of planting corn this year....
ReplyDelete