Solitary Sandpiper

This Solitary Sandpiper was photographed at Wright Patterson AFB on Monday.

Buck Creek Birds

We took a walk at Buck Creek’s Prairie View area today and saw an increasing variety of warblers and other migratory birds.
I was pleased to be able to photograph a few, including:
Northern Parula:

Orchard Oriole

And one other bird from yesterday’s walk……an Orchard Oriole:

A Visitor from Afar

Ahhhh….the benefits of electronic media!
Yesterday evening, as I was surfing Facebook, I saw a post and photograph of a Pacific Loon that had been sighted at Eastwood Lake (in Dayton, Ohio). Coincidentally, my plans for this morning would take me right by the lake. I was able to stop briefly this morning, just to confirm that the loon was still around, and then once my meetings were completed late this afternoon, revisited to get some images.
He was still at the lake, and did approach fairly close to where I and others were observing.
In case you’re interested, this loon’s range is shown here:

White-Throated Sparrow

From this morning at Buck Creek State Park:

Red-Tailed Hawks

The Red-Tailed Hawks at C.J. Brown are getting ready to fledge. I’ve been stopping to check on them every few days….caught mom bringing them a snack (looks like a coot chick).
Chicks waiting for mom to return….the one on the right has a full crop!

Mom….

Mom bringing a snack….

Surf Scoters

It was a beautiful day to be outdoors….still a bit cool, but the sun was out….. so we headed for Caesar Creek State Park. We hoped to catch a view of some Surf Scoters that had been seen.
When we arrived at the location noted in an Ohio Bird’s List post, we were told that the Scoters had been around, but had already headed out. We elected to hang around for a while, and were rewarded with some flight shots when the Scoters returned.