Managed to get in a walkabout in the strong southwest winds that dominated the weather before the rainstorms hit. The larger birds (gulls, crows) and the better flyers (Barn Swallows, Purple Martins) took advantage of the winds to glide, swoop, soar and tower; others laid low. Black-crowned Night Heron and Great Egret were on the pond and took off when I appeared. An Osprey with a fish in its talons made its towering stand and announced its success to the world with loud Osprey chirps and whoops, calling attention to him/herself in a manner that would seem to have its pluses and minuses ('I'm the king of the creek right now but I hope there are no piratical eagles around to steal my catch'). No eagles showed and eventually he/she carried the fish to a perch near the nest to begin to dissect it. Yes, Bald Eagles are known to steal fish from Osprey.
Eric Salzman
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