Another bird that reappears around here in the middle of July is the Royal Tern and, sure enough there were Royal Terns on the creek this morning and this afternoon, all easily detectable by their unique grating call.
There was a mystery bird: good size, light brown with no visible markings but with a longish tail which it kept up-cocking like a wren; couldn't get a good look at the face or bill (bird was far away and seen mostly in flight). A female Indigo Bunting? Tail seemed too long -- more like that of a towhee or thrasher. I'll look for it tomorrow.
Two important observations from Sunday's ELIAS trip that I neglected to mention in yesterday's post:
There was a notable movement of Tree Swallows along the barrier beach for much of the morning. This seems early (the peak would be at the end of August into early September). But these birds were definitely on the move in a northeast-to-southwest direction.
And, even more exciting, there were some numbers of Monarch Butterflies, also definitely on the move down the barrier beach and, in the same direction, out on the bay.
Eric Salzman
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