We’re in a stretch of rainy days, and I’ve also been busy with commitments on the Princeton campus. My birding has thus been limited, and I decided it was time to post a few recent photos previously unpublished.
I devoted my previous post to the prothonotary warbler I’d seen at the Dyson Tract. That morning visit brought me several other birds, as that plot of land along the Delaware and Raritan Canal usually does.
Great blue herons are often a sure bet to find, and I watched the one in the photo topping this post preening on a tree snag. The bird was near the edge of the swamp, a bit above my head. I got a good look at its legs and feet.
The Dyson Tract is a great place to spot bald eagles, and I saw one across the swamp when I arrived. I got a better look at it — I assume it was the same bird — as I walked up the central path in the park.
I heard the squawk of a green heron. A short while later, with help from another birder, I spotted it in the swamp.
The herons are likely loving the rain we’re getting today. For many months, the swamp had nearly dried up. It’s good to see the water level restored, and I bet it will be even higher when I go back at some point next week. 🦅
The Jersey Birder 