A call this morning from Eileen Schwinn sent us racing down to the water to find the soaring Bald Eagle that she had spotted from the other side of the creek. It was an immature bird but unmistakably an eagle as it soared over the creek, eventually settling in a dense, leafy tree almost directly opposite. Shortly thereafter, Eileen appeared at our doorstep and we took out the spotting scope to try and find the perched bird -- this time with no luck.
With the weather turned to fall, I searched the place for a sapsucker, also without any luck (Eileen tells me she had one on the other side of the creek). A large flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers was still patrolling the front line between the marsh and the woods and there were a few Swamp Sparrows to be seen. Ospreys are on the move and the occasional accipiter -- mostly Sharp-shinned Hawks. Three or four species of asters -- some blue, some white -- are everywhere.
Eric Salzman
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