I had a nice walk in areas around Shelburne Bay yesterday afternoon during 
a brief break in the clouds.  My thanks to Ted Murin for identifying the 
various birds around - I will try to note them correctly:

First saw a female COMMON MERGANSER with about a dozen young (see the 
first page of my website for a photograph: www.heatherforcier.com).  There 
was also a GREAT EGRET in the marsh, and several BALTIMORE ORIOLES singing 
around the area.

On a nearby path, there were plenty of birds, but most notable were BLACK-
AND-WHITE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.  Ted found 
an OVENBIRD singing like crazy in the open.  There were more types of 
swallows over the field than I can remember.

Based on the rain now, I'm very glad I went out yesterday!

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