Red necked Grebe, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2013 |
Red necked Grebe, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2013 |
Red necked Grebes, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2013 |
Brant (really...I include these blurry distant photos as they are the best I got), Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2013 |
Brant (really...I include these blurry distant photos as they are the best I got), Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2013 |
Bufflehead, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2013 |
Bufflehead, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2013 |
Bufflehead, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2013 |
Today marks the one year anniversary of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy: http://quabbinbirdingandbeyond.blogspot.com/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-birding.html. Overall Sandy didn't have a huge impact here but areas further south were devastated. Bird wise the main impact here was the arrival of large numbers of waterfowl such as scoters and long tailed ducks among others. The best bird here showed up several days after the storm when I found a Black legged Kittiwake at Winsor Dam:
http://quabbinbirdingandbeyond.blogspot.com/2012/11/black-legged-kittiwake-at-quabbin-and.html
More info on the birding associated can be found at these links....needless to say some decent birding did occur due to the storm.
More info on the birding associated can be found at these links....needless to say some decent birding did occur due to the storm.
http://blog.aba.org/2012/10/abarare-hurricane-sandy-report-2.html
http://blog.aba.org/2012/11/abarare-hurricane-sandy-report-3.html
http://www.nemesisbird.com/birding/bird-sightings/hurricane-sandy-storm-birding-at-bald-eagle-sp-pa/
Today also marks the two year anniversary of the start of an early season snowstorm that crippled the local area and resulted in extensive tree damage and loss of power for several days:
http://quabbinbirdingandbeyond.blogspot.com/2011/10/waterfowl-at-quabbin-park-before-storm.html
Thankfully this October 29 is shaping up to nice and quiet. I for one am grateful we will not be dealing with a third year of extreme weather on this date.
Great to hear about the Brant!
ReplyDeleteI was happy to see them but would have liked some better photos! Next time I guess.
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