A calm, overcast morning with the creek as smooth as glass. Plenty of insects and many swallows hunting them; also fishing terns -- Common and Least -- and at least one Osprey clutching its finny prey and presumably flying back to its nest. A pair of Common Yellowthroat fledglings appeared in the bushes at the edge of the marsh this morning, just in the area where the black-masked male was singing in May, June and into July.
There are at least two Great Blue Herons around, one an adult with a contrasting color between the neck and the body, the other a juvenile with conspicuous white 'headlights' at the bend of its wings. Wherever the young bird would land, the adult would come after it and try to chase it away!
The first cicadas of the season -- annual cicadas not the 17-year version -- have been calling for a few days now. Other insects include Lady Bugs in the marsh and a few Red Admirals (but in general, not a good year for butterflies). In the floral domain, the mysterious Enchanter's Nightshade is coming into bloom. And, oh yes, another Box Turtle, a different individual than the ones I've been seeing.
Eric Salzman
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